Live Webcast of the BDC Industry at RetailInvestorConferences.com on August 2nd

NEW YORK, July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- RetailInvestorConferences.com today announced that Vernon C. Plack, CFA, Director of Equity Research for BB&T Capital Markets, will give an overview of the Business Development Company (BDC) industry.

Mr. Plack's overview will include: What is a BDC?; BDCs and the Middle Market; BDC Investment Strategies; The History of BDCs; The BDC Life Cycle; How the BDC Model Works; How BDC Stocks are Valued; Historical Stock Performance; and The Current Investment Environment and Opportunity.

DATE:    August 2, 2012
TIME:     11:00 AM EDT
LINK:      www.retailinvestorconferences.com > red "register / watch event now" button

This will be a live, interactive online event where investors are invited to ask the company questions in real-time - both in the presentation hall as well as the company's "virtual trade booth." If attendees are not able to join the event live on the day of the conference, an on-demand archive will be available for 90 days.

It is recommended that investors pre-register to save time and receive event updates.

About RetailInvestorConferences.com

Since 2010, RetailInvestorConferences.com, created by BetterInvesting (NAIC), PR Newswire and MUNCmedia, has been the only monthly virtual investor conference series that provides an interactive forum for presenting companies to meet directly with retail investors using a graphically-enhanced online platform.

Designed to replicate the look and feel of location-based investor conferences, Retail Investor Conferences unites PR Newswire's leading-edge online conferencing and investor communications capabilities with BetterInvesting's extensive retail investor audience network and MUNCmedia's sophisticated retail investor targeting.

SOURCE BB&T Capital Markets