--- title: "A Green Jacket Moment: Recapping the FactRight RIA Due Diligence Conference 2026" description: FactRight recently held its RIA Due Diligence Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona, drawing nearly 600 attendees. Highlights included over 245 wealth managers in attendance, sponsor presentations, FactRight’s analysis of the products presented, insightful panels on legal and regulatory issues and developments in the credit market, plus productive networking opportunities. Thanks to everyone who joined us and helped make the conference the premier source of due diligence for wealth managers in the alternative investment community. Click here to read FactRight General Counsel, Kate Stephany's recap of the event. image: https://blog.factright.com/hubfs/March%202026%20Blog%20Cover%20Image%20(1).png --- behance bloglovin dribbble email facebook flickr github gplus instagram linkedin medium periscope phone pinterest rss snapchat stumbleupon tumblr twitter vimeo xing youtube - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/FactRightLLC/) - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/factright) - [Linkedin](http://www.linkedin.com/company/395017?trk=tyah) - [Phone](tel:866-357-7779) [Report Center Login >](http://www.factrightreports.com/Account/Login) - [Home](http://www.factright.com/) - [ABOUT US](http://www.factright.com/team/) - Financial Advisory Firms - [FR Risk Management](http://www.factright.com/fr-risk-management/) - [Report Center](https://www.factright.com/resources/report-center/) - [Product Coverage](https://www.factright.com/resources/list-of-coverage/) - Product Sponsors - [Due Diligence Reporting](http://www.factright.com/due-diligence-reporting/) - [Preparing for FactRight Diligence](https://www.factright.com/preparing-for-factright-diligence/) - [Resources](https://www.factright.com/resources/) - [Report Center](https://www.factright.com/resources/report-center/) - [FactRight Webinars](https://www.factright.com/resources/webinars/) - [FAQs](https://www.factright.com/resources/faqs/) - [Events](https://www.factright.com/events/) - [Weekly Updates](https://www.factright.com/weekly-updates/) - [FactRight Blog](https://blog.factright.com/) - [Contact](http://www.factright.com/contact/) # A Green Jacket Moment: Recapping the FactRight RIA Due Diligence Conference 2026 April 10, 2026 by [Kate Stephany](https://blog.factright.com/author/kate-stephany) "Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots – but you have to play the ball where it lies." — *Bobby Jones* We are extremely grateful that you decided to join us at the FactRight Ria Due Diligence Conference 2026—and what a conference it was! Every conference we say it but THANK YOU!! Again, thanks to you, this conference was our largest! The FactRight staff cannot be more grateful for your support and appreciate those who could join us. If you couldn't make it this time, we hope to see you soon! Here are some highlights from the conference! - Nearly 600 industry professionals and wealth managers gathered at the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa. Our own Green Jacket wearing [Russell Putnam](https://www.factright.com/russell-putnam-jd/), Co-CEO, teed off the conference and highlighted the [FactRight Report Center](https://b2cfactrightapp.b2clogin.com/b2cfactrightapp.onmicrosoft.com/B2C_1_FR_SignIn/oauth2/v2.0/authorize?client_id=7d08aa6a-0cab-4878-a742-7db698feb357&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Ffactrightreportcenter.com%2F&scope=https://b2cfactrightapp.onmicrosoft.com/7d08aa6a-0cab-4878-a742-7db698feb357/demo.read&state=R78YBD1M7HMQO05&response_type=code&prompt=login&response_mode=query&code_challenge=YTFjNjI1OWYzMzA3MTI4ZDY2Njg5M2RkNmVjNDE5YmEyZGRhOGYyM2IzNjdmZWFhMTQ1ODg3NDcxY2Nl&code_challenge_method=plain), where wealth managers can access all of our due diligence reports. ![DSC07948](https://blog.factright.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DSC07948.jpg?width=333&height=210&name=DSC07948.jpg)![Full room 5](https://blog.factright.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Full%20room%205.jpg?width=288&height=216&name=Full%20room%205.jpg) - It was hot!! We had to move one happy hour indoors, but that didn't stop Nacho the Beer Burro from making an appearance! The Masters themed Happy Hours featured pimento cheese, chicken salad, mini moon pies, live music, tequila, and margarita tastings! Thank you to Vistra Fund Solutions and Inspira Financial for sponsoring such enjoyable evenings. ![Networking - Reception Wide](https://blog.factright.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Networking%20-%20Reception%20Wide.jpg?width=626&height=417&name=Networking%20-%20Reception%20Wide.jpg)   - Three golf clubs went into a bar. The putter asked for a beer. The wedge ordered tequila. And the third? The third said, 'Nothing for me. I'm the driver.' - We were fueled throughout, thanks to ARCTRUST sponsoring the coffee cart. - Tee times can begin pretty early. Are golfers morning people? Or are they just caffeinated? - As we approached the 18th green, we found:  - - 245 wealth managers - 101 industry participant firms - 78 conference sponsors firms (including presenting, exhibit, and amenity sponsors) - 2 panels - 1 beer burro - 1 heat wave When's the next conference? 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