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3rd Annual Investment Conference A Phenomenal Success!

3rd Annual Investment Conference A Phenomenal Success!

More than 325 investment and other business professionals attended the April 27 event at the Pfister Hotel to hear leading investment managers deliver a solid afternoon of insight. Investment professionals from three local firms led the program: Daniel J. O’Keefe, managing director of Artisan Partners; Kenneth S. Salmon, vice president, portfolio manager of M&I Investment Management Corp.;...

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4th Annual Investment Conference: May 9, 2012!

4th Annual Investment Conference:  May 9, 2012!

Save the Date:  May 9, 2012 for our 4th Annual Investment Conference     The date is set, the speakers are confirmed, and it’s clear this will be the must-attend investment conference of the year! Mark your calendar now as you won’t want to miss this impressive line-up of leading investment professionals, including Jim Chanos, President and Founder of Kynikos Associates, the...

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2nd Annual Investment Conference Exceeds Expectations!

2nd Annual Investment Conference Exceeds Expectations!

By all measures, the 2nd annual Make A Difference -Wisconsin Investment Conference fundraiser was a resounding success – both for attendees and for our mission! Almost 300 investment and other business professionals attended the May 11, 2010 event at the Intercontinental Hotel to hear leading investment managers deliver a solid afternoon of insight. Three area investment professionals led the...

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Snapshots of Philanthropy

Snapshots of Philanthropy

M&I Bank and Associated Bank partner with MAD-WI The two largest banks based in Wisconsin, Associated Bank and Marshall & Ilsley Corporation,often partner with nonprofit organizations in their efforts to enrich the quality of life in the community and to better understand the needs of those they...

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CPAs Go MAD

CPAs Go MAD MAD-WI taps WICPA talent to teach financial literacy Read more… CPAs go...

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MAD-WI Receives Governor’s Award

MAD-WI Receives Governor’s Award

Make A Difference – Wisconsin was presented with the 2008 Governor’s Financial Literacy Award from First Lady Jessica Doyle, honorary chair of the Governor’s Council on Financial Literacy, Elizabeth Burmaster, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Lorrie Keating Heinemann, Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, at an awards ceremony at the...

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Financial Literacy

Financial Literacy

Some eleventh graders at South Division High School are learning the ABCs of finances… .. Student Enrique Hernandez said he is in the course to learn “why is it important to have a good credit rating, so I can get more opportunities.” And opportunities are one goal of Make a Difference, a non-profit financial literacy program. Kids get lessons in a host of areas, such as budgeting,...

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