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Investment Professionals to Gather in Philadelphia on February 7^th for Annual Groundhog Investment Forum

Now that Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil has forecasted an early spring, investment professionals will gather in Philadelphia on February 7^th to hear insights and information about the year ahead for small- and mid-cap stocks at the 2019 Emerald Asset Management Groundhog Day Investment Forum. The Forum is the unofficial kick-off to the year ahead as Emerald's team of analysts and portfolio managers present their strategic investment themes and trends for 2019, focusing on key sectors such as Banking & Finance, Consumer, Energy, Industrials, Life Sciences and Technology.

Emerald's team will be joined by noted economist Joel Naroff and senior executives from companies that exemplify the trends identified by Emerald and who will provide updates on the state of their industries and sectors. Presenting companies confirmed to date include: Five Below Inc. FIVE, Integer Holdings Corp. ITGR, Mercantil Bank Holding Corporation AMTB; PlayAGS, Inc. AGS, Tabula Rasa Healthcare TRHC and Trex Company TREX. Catherine Wood, Founder and CEO of ARK Investment Management LLC, will provide the keynote address and Dana Telsey, CEO & Chief Research Officer, Telsey Advisory Group, will discuss trends in the retail sector.

The Groundhog Day Investment Forum will be held on Thursday, February 7^th at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Philadelphia, PA. A full list of presenting companies, seminars by Emerald's investment professionals and registration details are available on Emerald's website at www.TeamEmerald.com/groundhog.

Emerald Asset Management PA, LLC is a diversified investment management company that operates through its subsidiaries Emerald Advisers LLC., Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust, Emerald Separate Account Management LLC, Emerald Direct Lending Advisers LLC and EmStone Advisers LLC. Managing client funds since 1992, assets managed by these companies totaled approximately $4.4 billion as of December 31, 2018. "Driven by Research," Emerald employs an intense fundamental, research-focused investment philosophy and focuses primarily on growth and value oriented equity investing and income oriented investing. Emerald and its subsidiaries maintain offices in King of Prussia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Cleveland, Ohio. Its global headquarters is located in Leola, PA.

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