Validating Distressed and High Yield Security Portfolios: Year-End Price Validation and Risk Assessm Released by: Beard Audio Conferences Web Site: http://www.beardaudioconferences.com/ A Live 90-minute Telephone Conference with Interactive Q&A Session Email: martin@beard.com Keywords: distressed securities, price validation, risk assessment Update Date: 1/17/2006 12:26:33 AM Hits: 317 Descrption:  Wednesday, January 25, 2006 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time http://www.beardaudioconferences.com/bin/conference_details?code=BR-007&type=&choice= Identify potential risks and landmines in your portfolio of distressed and high yield securities while also validating year-end marks. Without leaving your office, you and an unlimited number of your staff can receive multiple references of year-end marks to assess and validate against your own holdings. Steve Gidumal – an expert on distressed securities and a successful portfolio manager himself – will discuss and provide marks for at least 500 bonds, preferred stock and equity securities. He’ll also address questions you may have about your distress, event-driven or capital structure arbitrage portfolio during this timely audio conference. In just 90 minutes, Steve will – Analyze the spectrum of distressed securities traded in 2005, identifying where the bond market, bank debt market, equity markets and credit default swap markets offer dramatically different levels of credit risk - Spotlight securities carrying one label (such as a "secured bond") but that are actually – due to on-going or expected restructuring events – securities in a different skin (for example, those soon to be converted into equity) - Reveal the risks behind securities that feature high degrees of price leverage (from either a long or short standpoint), generating a higher than expected risk volatility profile. Special Bonus: Exclusive Reference Guide Each registered site will receive a written reference guide to more than 500 active bonds, preferred stocks, and equity securities in the distressed and high yield investment markets. Part of the guide will illustrate securities with unusual price leverage as well as those experiencing inconsistent pricing between the debt and equity markets. This guide – more than 20 pages prepared by one of the nation’s top experts – will be available exclusively to audio conference registrants and will not be sold separately. About Your Presenter: Steve Gidumal is the President and Managing Partner of Virtus Capital LP in New York City. He has a track record of more than 10 years of successful portfolio management. Steve has been the featured speaker at the Beard Group's national series of Distressed Investing conferences, where he annually receives accolades for his insights and clear explanations of the most critical developments in distressed investing. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar. Who Should Attend: - Fund-of-funds hedge fund managers with distressed or event-driven managers in their portfolios - Risk managers - Professionals responsible for confirming exposures and prices within distressed or event-driven portfolios. To register online http://www.beardaudioconferences.com/bin/shopping_cart?code=BR-007&type=AC&choice=1 Can’t make the scheduled date and time? http://www.beardaudioconferences.com/bin/shopping_cart?code=BR-007&type=CD&choice=2 Order the Audio CD recording of this conference, which includes the exclusive reference guide. Want to attend the audio conference, receive the exclusive reference guide, AND get the Audio CD recording at a discounted price? http://www.beardaudioconferences.com/bin/shopping_cart?code=BR-007&type=ACCD&choice=3 Order the complete package. To register by phone, call +1 (240) 629-3300.