Local Financial Service Professionals Attend National Conference in Las Vegas

Aug. 17, 2012 - PRLog -- West Orange, NJ, June 2012 – H.D. Vest Advisors Nelson Couto and Anthony DeFranco Jr. of West Orange recently attended the 26th annual National Conference of H.D. Vest Financial Services®. The National Conference was held at The Cosmopolitan™ of Las Vegas, NV, June 18-21, 2012. At the conference, they chose from customized courses and sessions by top experts, including breakout sessions, general sessions, and special events. Couto and DeFranco gathered new ideas for helping their clients work toward their financial goals. “The great thing about National Conference is the opportunity it gives Advisors to network and discover new ideas that can help their clients,” said Roger Ochs, H.D. Vest President & CEO. “This year’s forum focused on integrating some enhanced solutions and best practices in order to provide clients with a holistic investment approach.”
Nelson and Anthony heard from informative keynote speakers this year, including H.D. Vest President & CEO Roger Ochs; H.D. Vest Senior Portfolio Manager Jaco Jordaan; Arthur Steinmetz, Chief Investment Officer, Executive Vice President and Portfolio Manager, OppenheimerFunds, Inc.; political affairs authority Andrew Friedman; and Neal Petersen, President, No-Barriers International.
Nelson Couto & Anthony DeFranco Jr. have been Advisors with H.D. Vest since 1996. They have owned Couto DeFranco, P.A., in West Orange, NJ since 1992. Nelson graduated from Rutgers University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1985 and obtained his CPA designation in 1988 and his CFP® designation in 1993.  Anthony graduated from Seton Hall University with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1985 and received his Masters of Science in Taxation in 1992.  He obtained his CPA designation in 1987 and received his CFP® designation in 2009.
Nelson & Anthony serve the needs of individuals, corporations, partnerships, trusts, estates and foundations providing traditional brokerage accounts, fee-based managed accounts, individual and business retirement plans, education planning, life, disability and long-term-care insurance, variable and fixed annuities, and multi-generational estate planning.
About H.D. Vest, Inc.
Since its inception in 1983, H.D. Vest Financial Services® supports an independent network of tax and non-tax professionals who provide comprehensive financial planning solutions, including securities, insurance, money management services and banking solutions. Approximately 4,800 independent contractors manage over $28 billion in assets for some 1.8 million individuals, families and small businesses in all 50 states.
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