About
After a little over a year on the market, First Trust’s “buffer” ETFs have proven their worth by offering investors unique downside protection in our current, volatile market.

The First Trust Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETFs offers exposure to the S&P 500 but with built-in downside protection of 10% it helps investors preserve their hard-earned investment capital while still participating with the upside of the market. And, as market uncertainty grows, retail investors have found financial planning and forecasting much easier with this unique offering.

In this free webinar from First Trust, gain insights into how these buffer ETFs have performed, and how it has added, and will continue to add, value to client portfolios.

Register now and gain insight into:

• Providing a buffer against a predetermined amount of losses
• Differences between target outcome structures
• Potential changes on periods of volatility

For enquiries, please contact kristhia.curammeng@keymedia.com
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Presenters
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Karl Cheong
Head of Distribution | First Trust Portfolios Canada
Karl is an innovative and leading industry veteran who has been at the forefront of some of the industry’s recent change. Prior to joining First Trust in 2012, Mr. Cheong was the Vice President, and Head of Product, for Claymore Investments Inc. (acquired by Blackrock Asset Management Canada Limited). Mr. Cheong is bilingual, holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance from McGill University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder (CFA®). Karl is also a member of the CFA Institute and CFA Society Toronto.
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Steve Neamtz
President & Senior Managing Director | CBOE Vest
Steve Neamtz leverages his deep experience and demonstrated success in the asset management industry in leading strategic initiatives for Cboe Vest.

Prior to joining Cboe Vest, Mr. Neamtz was Director and President at Virtus Partners, a sponsor and distributor of mutual funds, separately managed accounts, retirement funds, and institutional mandates. As part of the management team at Virtus, Mr. Neamtz interfaced with Virtus’ Board of Directors and Fund Board of Directors. He was also a senior member of the Product Management and Investment Oversight Committee.

Previously Mr. Neamtz spent 11 years with AIG SunAmerica as President and CEO of AIG SunAmerica Capital Services, a subsidiary that distributes annuities, mutual funds and asset management products. In addition to his U.S. responsibilities, Mr. Neamtz also served as the CEO of AIG Asset Management International, directing asset management globally. Before that, he was Executive Vice President and head of distribution for Natixis Funds.

Mr. Neamtz holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Marketing from The Pennsylvania State University.
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Craig Woodmansee
ETF Portfolio Manager and Capital Markets Specialist | First Trust Portfolios Canada
Craig Woodmansee is an ETF Portfolio Manager and Capital Markets Specialist. Craig and the portfolio management team are responsible for the trading and daily portfolio management of a number of First Trust’s ETF strategies. Additionally, as an ETF Capital Markets Specialist, Craig provides market insight and consulting to financial professionals looking to implement portfolio and trading strategies utilizing ETFs. As part of this role, Craig works directly with exchanges, market makers, and authorized participants to ensure efficient trading of First Trust’s ETF suite.

Craig joined First Trust in August of 2018 after spending two years at Wolverine Execution Services, where he was responsible for institutional option and ETF execution sales strategies. Prior to this role, Craig spent four years at Vanguard covering the Latin America region where he specialized in ETF portfolio construction, trading, and regulation for Latin American institutional clients.

Craig graduated from Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia with a Bachelor of Science degree in International Business and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish. Craig also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Chicago.
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