

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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Nov 12, 2020 • 35min
Investment Exchange Forum: University Investment Groups
CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA, talks with members of local student investment groups – Connor Walsh from DePaul’s Investment Group, Danny Feldmeier of Notre Dame’s Investment Club, and Vrutik Patel and Fred Shoaff from University of Illinois’ Investment Management Academy. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and Twitter @ExcellRichard Connect with Connor on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/cwalsh33/ Connect with Danny on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-feldmeier-315942191/ Connect with Vrutik on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/vp07/ Connect with Fred on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/fred-shoaff-25618a171/ For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts

Oct 29, 2020 • 34min
Investment Exchange Forum: ESG – Impact with a Positive Alpha
CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA, discusses ESG & generating positive alpha with Sarah Bratton Hughes, Head of Sustainability, North America at Schroders. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn @ richexcellcfa and Twitter @ExcellRichard Connect with Sarah on LinkedIn @ sarah-bratton-hughes Follow Schroders on LinkedIn @ schroders and Twitter @SchrodersUS For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts

Oct 22, 2020 • 36min
Investment Exchange Forum: Convertible Bonds
CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA, speaks with fellow member Joe Wysocki, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager with Calamos Investments on the past, present and future of convertible bonds. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn @ richexcellcfa and Twitter @ExcellRichard Connect with Joe on LinkedIn @ wysockijoe For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts

Oct 15, 2020 • 34min
Investment Exchange Forum: Digital Assets
Mike Ossowski, Hehmeyer’s Chief Strategy Officer, joins CFA Society Chicago Board Member Rich Excell, CFA, for a great discussion on the ever-changing topic of digital assets. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn @ richexcellcfa and Twitter @ExcellRichard Connect with Mike on LinkedIn @ m-ossowski For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts

Oct 8, 2020 • 17min
Quant-Focused ESG Investing with Mamadou-Abou Sarr & Monique Thanos, CFA
CFA Society Chicago member Monique Thanos, CFA chats with Mamadou-Abou Sarr, Founder, President and CEO of V-Square Quantitative Management LLC on integrating quant investing with ESG. Connect with Monique on LinkedIn @ monique-thanos-phd-cfa-frm Connect with Mamadou-Abou on LinkedIn @ mamadou-abousarr For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts

Oct 1, 2020 • 29min
Investment Exchange Forum: Investing in a Zero Rate World
CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA, chats with fellow member Lotta Moberg, PhD, CFA, Senior Macro Analyst at William Blair about her Financial Times op-ed piece “Today’s ultra-low interest rates are anything but ‘natural’”. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn @ richexcellcfa and Twitter @ExcellRichard Connect with Lotta on LinkedIn @ lotta-moberg Link to Lotta’s op-ed – Today’s ultra-low interest rates are anything but ‘natural’ https://www.ft.com/content/c4e10d2c-109a-40f5-a175-628d1db9c793 William Blair White Paper referenced in the episode https://www.williamblair.com/en/Research-and-Insights/Insights/Institutional-White-Paper/IM-Papers/2020/Adventures-on-the-Planet-of-the-Apes.aspx For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts

Sep 24, 2020 • 35min
Investment Exchange Forum: Investing in Peak Globalization
CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA, chats with fellow member Justin Hance, CFA, Director of International Research at Harris Associates about how international markets compare to US markets. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn @ richexcellcfa and Twitter @ExcellRichard Connect with Justin on LinkedIn @ justin-hance-cfa For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts

Sep 17, 2020 • 28min
Peak Globalization Series: Final Thoughts
Chris Vincent, CFA, president and CEO of CFA Society Chicago, sits down with Peak Globalization Series podcast host Rich Excell, CFA, to disucss his final thoughts and findings throughout the series. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn @ richexcellcfa and Twitter @ExcellRichard Connect with Chris on LinkedIn @ christopher-t-vincent-cfa For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts

Sep 3, 2020 • 43min
Peak Globalization Series: “Open” a Progressive case for globalization with author Dr. Kim Clausing
CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA, chats with Dr. Kimberly Clausing, Professor of Economics at Reed College about her book Open: The Progressive Case for Free Trade, Immigration, and Global Capital. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn @ richexcellcfa and Twitter @ExcellRichard Connect with Kim on LinkedIn @ kimberly-clausing Kim’s book Open: The Progressive Case for Free Trade, Immigration, and Global Capital https://www.amazon.com/Open-Progressive-Immigration-Global-Capital/dp/0674919335 For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts

Aug 20, 2020 • 42min
Peak Globalization Series: Impacts on the Economy with Greg Daco
CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA, chats with Greg Daco from Oxford Economics on the impacts of peak globalization in US economy. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn @ richexcellcfa and Twitter @ExcellRichard Connect with Greg on LinkedIn @ gregory-daco For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts