Conference Today

I'll be at the Investorside Research Association's Independents' Day 2009 conference today. This is an organization of investment research firms that do not engage in many of the conflict-producing activities - such as investment banking - that the traditional sell side houses engage in. The economics of unsubsidized research like this have always been dicey, so I'll be interested to hear how people see the industry performing going forward, especially in this climate and as the effects of the Spitzer settlement of a few years ago begin to fade away.

I'll post a recap tonight of anything that sounds interesting. During the day, though, I may twitter some highlights. If you're interested, you can follow me here.