Sunday, 10/5

Host Hotel*

3:00

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3:15

Welcome & Introductions

3:15

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3:30

Program History

3:30

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3:45

CIO Standards – Section 4

3:45

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4:15

Schematic of County Operations – Section 5

4:30

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6:00

Structure of Securities – Section 6

6:00

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6:30

Networking

Monday, 10/6

Texas Association of Counties Events Center

8:30

-

10:30

Math of Finance/Yield to Maturity – Section 7

10:45

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11:45

Public Funds Investment Act – Section 2

12:45

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2:30

Eligible Securities – Section 3

3:00

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3:45

Discussion of Risk – Section 8

3:45

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5:15

Investment Policies & Depository Contracts – Section 9

Tuesday, 10/7

Texas Association of Counties Events Center

8:30

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9:30

Cash-Flow Forecasting – Section 12

9:30

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10:00

Hierarchy of Issuers – Section 13

10:30

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11:30

Broker/Client Relationships, Evaluating a Broker – Section 14

11:30

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12:00

Investment Strategies – Section 11

1:00

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2:00

The Economy & The Federal Reserve/Film – Section 10

2:00

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3:00

Mid-week Quiz Distributed – Section 22

Wednesday, 10/8

Texas Association of Counties Events Center

8:30

-

8:45

Mid-week Quiz Review – Section 22

8:45

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9:15

Internal/Operational Controls – Section 17

9:15

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10:15

Basic Investment Accounting – Section 16

10:30

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11:30

Reporting – Section 18

12:30

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1:30

Fiduciary Relationships – Section 15

1:45

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4:00

Rate of Return Exercise – Section 19

Thursday, 10/9

Texas Association of Counties Events Center

8:30

-

9:00

Record Keeping & Trade Verification – Section 20

9:00

-

10:30

Settlement, Clearance & Safekeeping – Section 20

10:45

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11:00

Valuing Collateral – Section 21

11:00

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12:00

Security Selection – Section 21

1:00

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2:00

Mortgage-Backed Securities – Section 3 (last page)

2:15

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4:15

Review – Section 22

Evening on 6th Street: - Esther’s Follies

Friday, 10/10

Texas Association of Counties Events Center

8:30

-

12:00

The Big Game: Putting it all Together – Section 23

1:00

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3:00

Review Game & Wrap Up – Section 23

Saturday, 10/11

Host Hotel*

8:00

-

9:00

Breakfast before the exam

9:00

-

12:00

Open-book Certification Exam