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.
Episodes
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Aug 8, 2012 • 13min
Investing Globally: The Rise of the Middle Class
In episode #164, John P. Calamos, Sr., discusses the rise of the middle class in emerging markets and what investors in these markets should focus on.
Jul 25, 2012 • 10min
Pension Finance with Barton Waring
In episode #163, Learn ways that defined benefit funds can be modified to provide adequate benefits for employees and acceptable cost for employers.
Jul 19, 2012 • 17min
Daniel Kahneman Discusses the Past and Future of Behavioral Finance Research
In episode #158, Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman discusses behavioral finance with Ashvin Chhabra, including what insight the discipline can lend to the global financial crisis and the direction of future research.
Jul 10, 2012 • 11min
Why Emotional Intelligence Is Critical to Your Success
In episode #162, Demonstrating proficiency in emotional intelligence is a critical skill set that is in demand across all roles in the investment industry. Why is this the case, are there challenges unique to investment professionals, and what practical steps can you take to develop this soft skill?
Jul 3, 2012 • 10min
Hedge Funds: A Stabilizing Force for the Financial System
In episode #161, Sebastian Mallaby makes the case that hedge funds are important providers of liquidity to financial markets and not a destabilizing threat to the financial system.
Jun 29, 2012 • 9min
The State of Lie Detection in Finance
In episode #150, Dr. Maria Hartwig, a deception and lying behavior expert, discusses the state of lie detection in finance. She also reviews important lie detection research and what the future holds for lie detection in finance.
Jun 27, 2012 • 8min
Key Principles for Successful Private Client Investing
In episode #160, Dean A. Junkans, CFA, discusses the most interesting and most surprising results of a recent survey of 500 individual investors.
Jun 15, 2012 • 13min
Fatal Conceit: What the Fed Imagines It Can Design
In episode #159, Gary P. Brinson, CFA, discusses the impact that the Federal Reserve's prolonged low-rate environment is having on plan sponsors. He argues that we are observing Hayek's fatal conceit where a handful of people in the government imagine they can redesign markets and do better than markets themselves can.
Jun 6, 2012 • 10min
Risks and Opportunities in the MENA Economies
In episode #155, Dr. George Abed, Senior Counsellor and Director for Africa and Middle East at the IIF, discusses the economic and political transition taking place among the Arab countries around the Mediterranean and implications for the wider region.
May 30, 2012 • 13min
Driving Forces in Currency Markets and the Renminbi
In episode #157, Professor Avinash D. Persaud followed and traded the currency markets for many years at UBS, J.P. Morgan, and other institutions. He shares the insight he accumulated and discusses the real driving forces in currency markets over periods that matter to investors and corporations. The situation of the Renminbi in the context of his framework is also discussed.
