Enterprising Investor
CFA Institute
Enterprising Investor is the flagship podcast of CFA Institute and the definitive program for the investment management industry. As stewards of the investment industry, Enterprising Investor will feature intimate conversations with some of the most influential people from the world of finance about the topics that matter most to investment professionals.
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Sep 23, 2020 • 20min
Grasping alternative sources of alpha in today's investment landscape
Internet and related technologies have been creating data like never before. Jumps in computing power and competition have made it increasingly difficult for active managers to get an edge through traditional data sources. Episode #430 provides an overview of the fast-changing canvas of data and alternative sources of alpha.
Sep 16, 2020 • 29min
Investment Outlook and Thoughts from APAC
Episode #429. Neil Govier, CFA, talks to Ken Siazon and Manish Sharma, CFA, both from Southeastern Asset Management, about the outlook for APAC equity markets, value investing, investment opportunities, and the likely speed of recovery from COVID-19.
Sep 9, 2020 • 36min
Data Analytics and Improving Investor Behavior
In episode #428, Clare Flynn Levy, founder & CEO of Essentia Analytics, discusses common behavioral errors and how to mitigate them, where alpha is lost and found, and what investors can do to build decision-making resilience.
Sep 2, 2020 • 22min
Investing in Africa: Is Now the Time?
In episode #427, Melissa Cook, CFA, founder and managing director of African Sunrise Partners LLC, dispels some of the biggest misconceptions investors have when considering Africa and makes the case for investing in the continent.
Aug 26, 2020 • 33min
Risks and Opportunities in Global Bond Markets
In episode #426, Anne Walsh, CFA, chief investment officer for fixed income at Guggenheim Partners, discusses risks and opportunities in global bond markets, Guggenheim's investment process, and why investment management is a high calling.
Aug 19, 2020 • 17min
The Art of Talking Trust
In episode #425, we invited Scott West, the Head of Invesco Consulting and Lisa Kueng, their Director of Creative Campaigns, to get a better understanding of the actions that investment professionals can take right away to build trust with clients and how investment professionals can harness language to help grow, keep, and optimize their businesses.
Aug 12, 2020 • 30min
History and Investing: Gold, ETFs, and Alexander Hamilton
In episode #424, Jan van Eck, president and CEO of Van Eck Associates Corporation, discusses his outlook on gold and China, the firm's approach to launching ETFs, five things to know about former US president Ulysses S. Grant, and much more.
Aug 5, 2020 • 32min
Whither Dividends?
In episode #423, John Tobin, CFA, explains why he believes the death of dividends is greatly exaggerated and shares advice on how investment analysts can deal with the daily information overload.
Jul 29, 2020 • 31min
Conviction: A Critical Element of a Successful Investment Process
In episode #422, Sean Stannard-Stockton, CFA, president and CIO of Ensemble Capital, shares why conviction in an idea is one of the most under-appreciated elements of a successful investment process and also one of the most critical.
Jul 22, 2020 • 34min
Breaking the Taboo of Race with the RACE Framework
In episode #421, Stephanie J. Creary, assistant professor of management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, discusses the RACE framework she created to help employees initiate workplace conversations about race.
