Join your fellow NAPFA NEMA members for a dynamic day of learning and connection at this year鈥檚 Symposium. This year鈥檚 program focuses on helping advisors navigate increasingly complex financial lives - where varying sources of wealth, business ownership, and behavioral factors all intersect. Sessions will cover coordinating equity compensation, advising clients with global wealth, advising business owners on ESOPs, and understanding the psychology that drives investor behavior.
In addition, don鈥檛 miss a timely panel discussion on current trends shaping the RIA marketplace, along with a valuable economic update to help inform your client conversations.
We also invite you to arrive early to take part in Thursday鈥檚 Ethics session and an engaging networking event鈥攎ore details coming soon!
Agenda
All sessions listed below are in Eastern Standard Time Zone (EST). All educational sessions will take place at the Pennsylvania Conference Center.
Thursday, June 4, 2026
On June 4, earn 2.0 CFP庐 CEs and 2.0 NAPFA CEs and 2 IAR CEs from the Ethics program.
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Registration
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Ethics Program
Amy Leis, CFP庐
Main Street Financial Solutions
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Networking Social
Location TBC
Friday, June 5, 2026
On June 5, earn 5.0 NAPFA CEs and 4.0 CFP庐 CEs (pending approval). Applications for IAR CEs will be submitted for 4.0 sessions.
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration and Coffee
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM
Economic Update
Natalie Marvi-Romeo, CFA, CAIA庐
Vanguard Financial Advisor Services
10:00 AM - 11:10 AM
When Clients Have Four Things at Once: Coordinating RSUs, ISOs, NQSOs, and an ESPP
Daniel Zajac, CFP庐, EA
Zajac Group
11:10 AM - 11:15 AM
Morning Break and Networking
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Navigating Global Wealth: Avoiding Costly Mistakes
Ruth Mattson, J.D.
Nixon Peabody LLP
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
ESOPs as Liquidity, Diversification, and Tax Saving Strategies for Business Owners
Michael Bannon and Fred Stino, CPA
CSG Partners
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Current Growth and Talent Trends for RIAs
Pat Collins, CFP庐, EA - Greenspring Advisors
Vishal Kumar - Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors
Tyler Whitehouse, CFP庐, CAP庐 - RMR Wealth Builders, Inc.
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Break
3:15 PM - 4:05 PM
The Psychology of Investing
Scott Bosworth, CFA
Dimensional Fund Advisors
4:05 PM - 4:15 PM
Closing Remarks