NEW YORK, May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PR Newswire today announced that they, along with RetailInvestorConferences.com co-founder BetterInvesting, will be celebrating the 20th edition of the Virtual Retail Investor Conference at the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) 2012 Annual Conference to be held June 3-6 in Seattle, WA.

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Recognizing the need for consistent and engaging communications between publically traded companies and retail investors, the world's leading media organizations partnered with the world's leading association of individual investors to create RetailInvestorConferences.com.  Each Virtual Retail Investor Conference includes sessions on investment education topics as well as live corporate investor relations presentations.   

"Retail investors' ownership of stock is decisively vital for many companies that have little or no Wall Street interest or institutional activity, yet need to develop new liquidity and raise capital," said John Viglotti, VP of Investor Relations Services at PR Newswire.  "Small and micro-cap companies, in particular, need more accessible, timely and affordable opportunities to transparently tell their story to a potential audience that can buy their stock."

Thousands of investors. Zero travel.

Like a physical investor conference, RetailInvestorConferences.com's virtual events encompass all of the areas that one may find at a physical event, including:

• Auditorium – View live and scheduled presentations and Q&A interactions with speakers and participants
• Exhibit Hall – interactive CHAT with senior executives and management, watch pre-recorded materials, download annual reports, investor kits, surveys and other information about new products and services
• Lounge – Social network with others to build new relationships

"Corporate presenters and conference attendees alike find RetailInvestorConferences.com events informative and worthwhile to attend," said Derwin Wallace, Director Corporate Relations at BetterInvesting.  "Many of our members are interested in hearing directly from the senior executive leaders of the companies they are considering for stock purchase."

To date, there have been more than 150 presentations at RetailInvestorConferences.com from companies ranging from Mega-cap NYSE listed companies canvassing retail investor base to complement their institutional presence to international companies looking to engage with USA-based investors to OTC Markets companies looking for a self-directed loyal ownership base.

These monthly conferences are now an integral element within PR Newswire's "Capital Markets Visibility 365" program, a strategic and calendared marketing plan comprised of twelve integrated shareholder communication elements that simultaneously and directly engage Main Street, Wall Street and the financial media.

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About BetterInvesting

Since 1951, BetterInvesting (www.betterinvesting.org), the brand identity of the National Association of Investors Corporation, has helped over 5 million people become better, more informed investors. BetterInvesting, based in Madison Heights, Mich., helps its members build wealth through local, regional and national learning events as well as through Web-based tools, software, member publications and online resources. As the nation's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to investment education, it provides investing knowledge and practical investing experience through local investment clubs, local volunteer chapters, online courses and an active online community. BetterInvesting and its subsidiary, ICLUBcentral, currently serve over 120,000 investors.

About MUNCmedia

MUNCmedia (MUNCmedia.com) is the first Information Media Network and world leader in web-based Retail Investor Targeting solutions. We provide online corporate communications, research and media solution to companies worldwide. From targeting press releases one-to-one to individual investors to corporate video PR content, MUNCmedia helps companies deliver targeted and scalable messages to the precise audience in real-time. Hundreds of companies, IR and PR agencies, stock exchanges and integrated newswires rely on MUNCmedia services to deliver news messages to the retail financial community every day with measurable results. MUNCmedia was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY with regional offices in Bellevue, WA and Boston. We currently service over 300 direct public company issuers and 40 IR agency partners.

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