

CFA Society Chicago
CFA Society Chicago
CFA Society Chicago is proud to present a podcast where Society Members will be hosting discussions on a range of topics related to the investment industry. Hear from leading industry experts on a variety of investment topics including equity and fixed income analysis, portfolio allocation, ESG investing, venture capital and private equity, and much more. Tune in to hear Society Members pick the brains of leading industry professionals at www.cfasocietychicago.org.
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Dec 2, 2021 • 40min
What is the Connection Between Economic Growth & Equity Returns?
CFA Society Chicago member Lotta Moberg, CFA, chats with Roger Ibbotson, Professor at Yale School of Management on his article "The Long-Run Drivers of Stock Returns: Total Payouts and the Real Economy", which was co-authored with Philip U. Straehl and published in the Financial Analysts Journal. Connect with Lotta on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lotta-moberg-4a856b25/ Connect with Roger on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/roger-ibbotson-00160a2/ Articles discussed: Philip U. Straehl and Roger G. Ibbotson, "The Long-Run Drivers of Stock Returns: Total Payouts and the Real Economy," Financial Analysts Journal, 21 February 2018, Volume 74, Issue 1. Link: https://www.cfainstitute.org/en/research/financial-analysts-journal/2018/faj-v74-n1-9 Audio summary: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.2469/faj.v74.n1.9 Roger G. Ibbotson, Thomas M Idzorek, Paul D. Kaplan, James X. Xiong, "Popularity: A Bridge between Classical and Behavioral Finance," Research Foundation Books, 10 December 2018. Link: https://www.cfainstitute.org/en/research/foundation/2018/popularity-bridge-between-classical-and-behavioral-finance For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts This podcast is provided for general information purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. The views of all our interviewees are those of their own and not of their company.

Nov 18, 2021 • 32min
Macro Matters Series - Inflation
CFA Society Chicago members Rich Excell, CFA, Lotta Moberg, CFA and Tony Zhang, CFA come together to discuss macro events affecting markets today. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and Twitter @ExcellRichard Connect with Lotta on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lotta-moberg-4a856b25/ Connect with Tony on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-zhang-ph-d-gmp-mba-cfa-507ab56/ For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts This podcast is provided for general information purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. The views of all our interviewees are those of their own and not of their company.

Nov 11, 2021 • 45min
Industry Insights with Heather Brilliant, CFA
CFA Society Chicago CEO Chris Vincent, CFA, chats with 2020 Hortense Friedman Award Winner and form Chicago member Heather Brilliant, CFA on her career and looking forward to the future of working in the investment industry. Connect with Chris on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-t-vincent-cfa-b4b77b10/ Connect with Heather on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-brilliant-cfa-aa5a18/ For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts

Oct 21, 2021 • 56min
Investment Exchange Forum – "Disunited Nations" and Economic Change
CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA, talks with Geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan on his book "Disunited Nations: The Scramble for Power in an Ungoverned World". Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and Twitter @ExcellRichard Connect with Peter on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-zeihan-01b2b059/ Disunited Nations https://zeihan.com/disunited-nations/ For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts

Oct 14, 2021 • 30min
Investment Exchange Forum – Risk in the Chinese Economy
CFA Society Chicago member Tony Zhang, Ph.D., GMP, MBA, CFA, turns the tables on regular podcast host, Rich Excell, CFA to discuss Evergrande and volatility in the Asian markets. Connect with Tony on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-zhang-ph-d-gmp-mba-cfa-507ab56/ Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and Twitter @ExcellRichard For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts

Oct 7, 2021 • 42min
Investment Exchange Forum – Asian Crypto Ecosystem
CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA, chats with Katt Gu, Direct of Compliance at Dimension and Suji Yan, Founder at Dimension on Asia's digital asset ecosystem. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and Twitter @ExcellRichard Connect with Suji on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/tedkoyan/ Connect with Katt on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/katt-gu-5672688a/ For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts

Sep 16, 2021 • 40min
Investment Exchange Forum – Climate Change & Investing
CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA, talks with Aon's Senior Managing Director, Liz Henderson and Managing Director, Katie Sabo about how companies and investors should model the effects of climate change on risk management. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and Twitter @ExcellRichard Connect with Liz on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-henderson-025a628/ Connect with Katie on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-sabo-1336051a5/ Resources https://www.aon.com/reinsurance/wcc/default.jsp https://www.theclimateservice.com/ For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts

Sep 9, 2021 • 49min
Investing in China – What Has Changed? with Brendan Ahern & Brett Bina, CFA, CAIA
Former CFA Society Chicago member Brett Bina, CFA, CAIA brings back KraneShares' Chief Investment Officer, Brendan Ahern to dig deeper in the topic of investing in China and what has happened over the last year. Connect with Brett on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-bina-cfa-caia-6a923b25/ and email brett.bina@gmail.com Connect with Brendan on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-ahern-4858083/ and follow his blog at www.chinalastnight.com Follow KraneShares on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/kraneshares and visit their website http://www.kraneshares.com/ For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts

Sep 2, 2021 • 57min
Industry Insights with Michael Falk, CFA
CFA Society Chicago CEO Chris Vincent, CFA, chats with 2021 Hortense Friedman Award Winner and Chicago member Michael Falk, CFA on his career and the changing environment of the financial industry. Connect with Chris on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-t-vincent-cfa-b4b77b10/ Connect with Michael on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mlfalk/ Resources Capitalism for Everyone https://www.cfainstitute.org/en/research/foundation/2021/capitalism-for-everyone Everything You Need to Know About … Investing https://investmentsandwealth.org/getattachment/2166018f-6fbd-4389-ad61-8352e53d7537/IWM20NovDec-EverythingYouNeedToKnowAboutInvesting.pdf Michael's Books https://www.amazon.com/Learn-Sustain-Long-Term-Economic-Growth/dp/1944960058 https://www.amazon.com/Get-Work-Future-Michael-Falk/dp/1704375827 For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts

Aug 26, 2021 • 45min
Investment Exchange Forum – Alternative Data
CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA, brings back fellow Chicago member, Tony Zhang, Ph.D., GMP, MBA, CFA to discuss the chapter he co-wrote, "Alternative Data in FinTech and Business Intelligence", for The Palgrave Handbook of FinTech and Blockchain. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and Twitter @ExcellRichard Connect with Tony on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-zhang-ph-d-gmp-mba-cfa-507ab56/ Alternative Data in FinTech and Business Intelligence https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-66433-6_9 For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts


