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Upcoming Events

Sep. 10, 2019

pexels-photo-54123Annual Golf Tournament

Join us for a round of golf, cocktails, conversation, and hors d’oeuvres at the Des Moines Golf & Country Club.  Not a golfer? Join us at the reception! Busy at night? Just join us on the course! Either way, we would love to see you there!

Past Events

Oct. 18 2018

pexels-photo-496189The Role of Alternatives in the Top Endowment of 2017

– How their strategy can help your portfolio.

Presented by Angela Clement, Grinnell College Associate Director of Investments, and Ballast Capital Advisors

Grinnell College proved to be the top performing endowment in 2017. Angela Clement, Associate Director of Investments, will explain the strategy of institutional investing, as well as the role that alternatives play in Grinell’s portfolio. And Ballast? We are here to show you how it can be done in your (individual) portfolio.

Sep. 11 2018

pexels-photo-54123Ballast Golf Outing & Reception

Join us for a round of golf, cocktails, conversation, and hors d’oeuvres at the Des Moines Golf & Country Club.  Not a golfer? Join us at the reception! Busy at night? Just join us on the course! Either way, we would love to see you there!

April 30 2018

pexels-photo-496189“Power of Alternatives” Educational Event

Join us for a free educational event on alternative investments followed by a happy hour reception on Tuesday, April 30 at Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse in West Des Moines!

This event will feature Invesco Consulting’s program, “The Power of Alternatives,” which discusses the language that works when talking to clients about alternative investments.

We will also have an investment panel to discuss key themes within alternative investing. The panel will feature Steve Stotts, CFA, Director, Alternative Markets Solutions at Miles Capital; Ilker Karaca, Ph.D., CFA, Lecturer of Finance at the Ivy College of Business at Iowa State University; and Greg Carstensen, CFA, Chief Investment Officer at Ballast Capital Advisors. The panel will be moderated by Walter Davis, Alternatives Investment Strategist at Invesco.

Feb. 21 2018

pexels-photo-508483Institutional Investing for Individual Portfolios

– A Brunch with Ballast

Presented by Steve Harms & Greg Carstensen 

Are you looking to learn more about how institutional investing could work for your individual portfolio? Join us as we explain our strategy and provide sample portfolios. We think you may like what you see!