The International Forum for Investor Education and IOSCO launched their sixth investor education conference this week.

This year, the two-day event focused on new theories and research that can help strengthen investor education around the world.

That’s because more advisors need to teach clients about securities markets since they’re “becoming much more important for financing the global economy,” says IOSCO Secretary General David Wright.

Check out the list of speakers and topics here.

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