Oppenheimers January 6, 2010 Investment Conference in California

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., a unit of Oppenheimer Holdings, is pleased to announce that on January 6, 2010, Senior Director – Investments Charles Laverty will host a one-day seminar dealing with current investment and economic issues. The conference will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Hyatt Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells, CA.

Featured speakers will include Steve Forbes, Chairman and CEO of Forbes Magazine and economist and financial writer Ben Stein. Joining them will be Managing Director and Chief Investment Strategist Brian G. Belski and Carter Braxton Worth, Managing Director and Chief Market Technician of Oppenheimer Asset Management. James Carley, the President of Oppenheimer Trust Company, and many of Oppenheimer’s senior equity analysts and investment bankers will also be available to speak and meet with attendees.

“Conference participants will have the opportunity to participate in breakout sessions with Oppenheimer’s leading analysts in Aerospace/Defense, Consumer Products, Consumer/Restaurants, Energy and Master Limited Partnerships and Managed Care/Health Care Services,” said Mr. Laverty.

“Participants will also be able to discuss such products and services as taxable and tax-exempt municipal bonds, estate-planning strategies and trust formation and management with senior Oppenheimer professionals,” he added.

The conference is complimentary to interested persons. Because attendance is limited, individuals who would like to participate should respond by December 28, 2009. Please contact Nanette Conradi at (760-772-6900 (nanette.conradi@opco.com) or Christopher Moscarella at (949) 219-1041 (chris.moscarella@opco.com).

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (Oppenheimer), a principal subsidiary of Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (OPY on the New York Stock Exchange), provides a full range of wealth management, securities brokerage and investment banking services to high-net-worth individuals, families, corporate executives, local governments, businesses and institutions. Oppenheimer does not provide legal or tax advice.

Certain statements in this release may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, as discussed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
Charles Laverty, 760-772-6900