Minyanville to Host Second Annual 'Sundance of Finance': Bridges Wall Street With Main Street to Usher in a New Age of Fiscal Fitness

NEW YORK, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Minyanville Publishing and Multimedia announces the second annual Minyans in the Mountains retreat (http://www.mimretreat.com/) -- a meeting of top financial minds from across the country slated for August 18-21, 2005. The conference will provide three days of exclusive industry insights from some of the world's most renowned financial minds at the Ojai Valley Inn and Spa near Santa Barbara, CA.

Dubbed the "Sundance of Finance," this year's event will be moderated by Michael Santoli, Senior Editor of Barron's, and features keynotes from Jeff Saut, Chief Investment Strategist at Raymond James & Associates and Steve Shobin, President and Chief Portfolio Manager at Americap Advisors. Panels and breakout sessions will focus on the theme "Controlling Risk and Staying in the Game" and will be led by Minyanville's own cast of top industry experts and established Wall Street professionals.

Leading the Minyans through the mountains is Minyanville founder Todd Harrison, former President of Cramer Berkowitz and former columnist for TheStreet.com. Todd established Minyanville with the vision of bringing his brand of "fiscal fitness" to the otherwise homogenized world of finance. Minyans in the Mountains feeds off Minyanville's belief in community and fiscal consciousness as the source of a solid understanding of today's marketplace.

"We promise the best networking event in the industry this year," says Todd Harrison, Minyanville CEO. "Come see old friends, meet new ones and learn what top minds are thinking -- all in a beautiful setting."

To request a press pass, become a corporate sponsor for Minyans in the Mountains or to register for the conference visit: http://www.mimretreat.com/; email, mim@minyanville.com; or call (800) 830-6687.

About Minyanville Publishing and Multimedia

Minyanville Publishing and Multimedia, Inc. is building a "fiscal fitness franchise" that informs and entertains its readers in real-time as the markets move. Its core asset, http://www.minyanville.com/, featuring Hoofy the Bull and Boo the Bear, attracts over 11 million hits a month from 22 countries. Minyanville's proprietary Buzz and Banter desktop application reveals and interprets cross currents of the financial markets through the eyes of more than 25 of Wall Street's brightest minds.

MIM2 is being produced in association with Business Development Institute:

Business Development Institute (BDI) offers outsourced business development services to Fortune 1000 and emerging growth companies in a multitude of industries. Through its Event Production, Custom Publishing & Research Divisions, BDI helps its clients build pipelines, create brand awareness and reach their target audience in order to develop long-term relationships. To learn more about Business Development Institute, please visit the company Web site at: http://www.bdionline.com/.