2009 San Francisco Hard Assets Investment Conference Takes Center Stage on PBS’ News Hour with Jim Lehrer 

SAINT LOUIS, December 10, 2009 – More than 2,000 institutional and resource investors converged at the annual San Francisco Hard Assets Investment Conference, held on November 21-22, at the San Francisco Marriott.  The allure of gold not only drew investors from the U.S. and Canada, but also garnered the attention of PBS’ News Hour with Jim Lehrer who was interested in covering the surging gold price phenomenon.

PBS’ News Hour with Jim Lehrer’s “Modern Day Gold Rush” highlighted the 2009 San Francisco Hard Assets Conference and aired on November 25, 2009. CLICK HERE TO VIEW.

From speakers to exhibitors to investors walking the halls, the PBS crew was granted full access to interview well-recognized hard assets analysts and experts – specifically those focused on gold. The San Francisco Hard Assets Investment Conference proved to be perfectly timed in many ways. As the price of gold spiked, so did the importance of the content presented at the event, bringing thousands of investors and national media coverage.

As print currency continues to depreciate across the globe, investors are choosing to diversify with hard assets that help to provide solid returns and mitigate risk. With the growing interest among U.S. investors on hard assets investment, the upcoming New York Hard Assets Investment Conference on May 10-11, 2010 at the New York Marriott Marquis, www.hardassetsny.com, will remain on the radar of smart investors. The New York conference provides the tools and expert analysis for attendees to make sound natural resources investments in items like gold, silver, copper and uranium. The New York Hard Assets Investment Conference is open to retail and institutional investors and also credited members of the press.

For more information about the San Francisco and/or the New York Hard Assets Investment Conferences, please contact Christie Smith, marketing manager, 314-824-5549 / csmith@iiconf.com or visit the websites at hardassetsny.com or hardassetssf.com.  

About International Investment Conferences

International Investment Conferences is a division of Summit Business Media, LLC. Hard Assets Investment Conferences are offered at major U.S. financial hubs throughout the year, attracting approximately 2,000 sophisticated private investors, fund managers and financial specialists to each event. Admission is free with pre-registration and includes presentations by rising producers and promising explorers, stock picks and strategies by global economists and market analysts, and interactive workshops by the leading financial newsletter editors. Over 400 exhibiting mining executives find U.S. financing, increase shareholders and meet new partners at these events. All conferences are listed at www.iiconf.com.