NEW YORK, March 12, 2001 (PRIMEZONE) -- Gruntal & Co. today announced that Joseph V. Battipaglia, Gruntal's Chief Investment strategist, and Anthony Carmenate, Vice President, Regent Investor Services, will share their market insights and strategy in a seminar that will focus on which sectors an individual investor should be investing in now.
WHEN: Thursday, March 15, 2001, 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: Roslyn Claremont Hotel
1221 Old Northern Blvd.
Roslyn, New York
The seminar will address how to develop and achieve individual investment objectives through professional asset management. Individuals may attend the symposium free of charge.
Mr. Battipaglia will focus on investment opportunities and money management strategies versus individual stock selection. Mr. Battipaglia has held senior positions at Gruntal for 17 years, and his investment insight is regularly spotlighted on radio and television. His special guest appearances include CNN's "Larry King Live," PBS's "The Nightly Business Report," NBC's "Today Show" and "Meet the Press," and numerous financial programs on CNBC.
Mr. Carmenate will explain his firm's sector-oriented management style, which is based on analysis of the dynamics of economic sectors and their underlying industry segments. Regent Investor Services constructs client portfolios by emphasizing or de-emphasizing a sector's percentage weight in the portfolio versus the S&P 500 weight for that sector.
Regent Investor Services is a money manager that specializes in providing separate account portfolio management for high net worth individuals, corporations, universities, charity & endowments and public funds. Regent opened its doors for business in 1982 and today manages more than $10 billion for thousands of investors.
Gruntal & Co., L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of Gruntal Financial L.L.C., is a national securities brokerage firm established in 1880. The firm offers a full line of investment products and services to individual and institutional clients. Gruntal Financial L.L.C., with approximately $20 billion in client assets, employs over 1,400 people in offices across the United States.
Members of the media who wish to attend should contact Claudia Moscarella, Morgen-Walke Associates, (212) 850-5630.