About #FinCon13

Keynote Speakers:

Jean Chatzky FinCon Keynote

Jean Chatzky, TODAY Show

Pat Flynn FinCon Keynote Speaker

Pat Flynn, Smart Passive Income

Derek Halpern FinCon Keynote Speaker

Derek Halpern, Social Triggers

Who's Attending? 500+ Financial bloggers, financial professionals, columnist, authors, financial companies, new media types.

What Happens There? FinCon is a four day conference designed to bring together the best of the financial blogging community for networking, learning, and inspiration.

The event includes: engaging keynotes presentations, 30+ breakout tracks by level, evening events and parties, 50 booth interactive expo hall, blogger lounge, local tours, community service, ask the expert tables, and more...

When Is It? October 17-20, 2013

Where Is It? Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch [Book for $119/night]

Eventbrite - #FinCon13

The FinCon Mission:

To provide a “real world” connection for the people who enjoy new media (i.e. blogging, social media) and finance (personal finance, money, investing, etc.).

To provide a peer education in current consumer financial trends, as well as trends and tactics in new media (e.g. blogging, monetization, social media, etc.).



Latest From the FinCon Blog

Ignite FinCon is Back for 2013!

This is a guest post from Eric Rosenberg of Narrow Bridge Finance. He's organizing Ignite FinCon. Here's Eric... Ignite FinCon is Back! Hello FinCon friends. I am excited to be bringing back #IgniteFinCon for a second year! This fall in St. Louis, we will join up on Friday night at 9:00pm for what is sure to be a highlight of the 2013 Financial Blogger Conference. WTF is Ignite? For the uninitiated, Ignite is a fun gathering of like-minded people where a democratically selected group … [Read More...]

Having this image on the back of her business card makes Tracie Fobes more memorable.

Is Your Business Card Helping or Hurting Your Networking?

Are you networking and making connections on a regular basis, but not gaining as many leads or opportunities as you would like? You might be wondering why, but don’t get discouraged. . . Your business card may be the CULPRIT. It doesn’t have to be that way. Here are tips to get more out of your business cards. Don’t miss out on potential opportunities that you deserve. How to Turn Your Business Card into a Sticky Opportunity Generator Your business card is what prospects and … [Read More...]

Maximizing Content Calendars

For bloggers just starting out, creating content often means figuring out what you want to write about when you sit down to the computer. While there are certainly some benefits to flying by the seat of your pants--namely, being able to quickly jump on new trends and react to topical information--many bloggers will quickly find that they need to impose some sort of structure on their blogging or else they easily become overwhelmed. I recently interviewed Kelly Whalen of The Centsible Life … [Read More...]

What Attendees Say

I was blown away by my experience at FinCon11. Phil and team were able to rally together and bring out the entire personal finance blogging community into one spot (something no one had been able to do before).

Adam Baker, ManVsDebt.com

Thanks so much for putting on a great conference. We had a great time. Hope it is even better next year…

Ally Bank

The Financial Blogger Conference perfectly represents the camaraderie, excellence and motivation to teach and make the world a better place through the means of personal finance. I was honored to be a part of it.

Pat Flynn, SmartPassiveIncome.com

The best conference hands-down. I went to 6 last year, and have never had so much fun in one weekend before - FinCon is where it's at!

J. Money, BudgetsAreSexy.com

Making face-to-face connections with people I talk to online is, by far, the biggest benefit of the conference for me. PT...holds the financial blogosphere together.

Greg Go, WiseBread.com



I just signed my second freelance writing gig since meeting the client at FinCon! Without the conference, there is no way I could continue to grow my freelance business.

Carrie Smith, CarefulCents.com

I learned so much. One thing that has already changed is getting mentions in major media outlets thanks to [learning about] HARO. I've already been mentioned twice on major sites.

Corey Fick, 20sFinances.com

I run my business from September to September and reformulate my plan each year after FinCon based on what I learn and take away from FinCon.

Todd R. Tresidder, FinancialMentor.com

An agency found me through FinCon and I ended up with a writing opportunity that paid for the price of the ticket!

Ben Edwards, MoneySmartLife.com

I had hoped to pick up a new freelance writing gig and was able to do that.

Carrie Cantazaro Rocha, PocketYourDollars.com

I learned more about engaging my audience using social media and e-mail newsletters, and engagement for both have increased substantially.

Briana Melissa Myricks, HowsMarriedLife.net



I picked up a partnership with a great company, learned more about engaging my readers with even more engaging/dynamic content, and scored another paid writing opportunity.

Ginger Dean, GirlsJustWannaHaveFunds.com

Going to FinCon always energizes me, and helps fire me up again. Plus, I connected with great people, and scored two more writing gigs.

Miranda Marquit, MirandaMarquit.com

I learned about taking my blog to the next level business-wise through newsletters, media kits, and collaborations with companies. I also finally got to meet some of my blogging friends in person. Overall, FinCon was a great experience.

Tahnya Kristina, DINKSFinance.com

Through a contact I made [at FinCon11] I landed a weekly spot on USNews Money.

Gary Foreman, DollarStretcher.com



A financial company rep who attended one of my sessions is in serious talks with us to do a huge educational campaign.

Will Chen, WiseBread.com

I scored an advertising deal, created a super fierce media kit, and just got reenergized overall to upgrade my blog. I'm still riding high on FinCon energy! Which is good because my to do list still has action items!

LaTisha D Styles, YoungAdultFinances.com

I would simply say it's the bomb dot com. I've referred countless bloggers and brands to the conference because it is an amazing community that only is brought together because of Philip and team's excellent execution and attention to detail.

Kelly Gehrmann Whalen, TheCentsibleLife.com

My page views are up 70%. Even got into the Wise Bread movers & shakers list for one week.

Harry Sit, TheFinanceBuff.com



Latest FinCon Local News

Who knew that grocery stores offered such great conference rooms?

Minnesota FinCon Local: Coffee, Conversation, and Blogging Tips

This is a guest post from Peter Anderson, the coordinator for the Minnesota FinCon local group. The Minnesota FinCon local group got together recently at a local grocery store that has a free meeting room that can be used by local groups. Free is good, and the meeting room was quiet and perfect for fostering discussions about our favorite topic, blogging! I brought in some lunch from the grocery and some coffee from the Caribou Coffee downstairs. In attendance at our meetup: Lori … [Read More...]

You'll get to see all five of these smiling faces at FinCon13!

Denver FinCon Local Brings Great Bloggers Together

This is a guest post from Jason Steele, the coordinator for Denver's FinCon local group. The Denver FinCon local group got together recently. In attendance was: Eric from Narrow Bridge Finance Andrew from Money Crashers Peter from Lend Academy Michelle from the Shop My Closet Project and myself Jason Steele, freelancer for PT Money and various other sites. One of the things that makes our Denver group great is that we are typically split about evenly between full time … [Read More...]

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Farnoosh Torabi

Farnoosh Torabi, Yahoo! Finance

Ramit Sethi

Ramit Sethi, NY Times Best Seller

Liz Weston

Liz Weston, MSN Money

JD Roth

J.D. Roth, Get Rich Slowly

Laura Adams

Laura Adams, Money Girl Podcast

Adam Baker

Adam Baker, Man Vs Debt