CFA Society Chicago

Monique Thanos, PhD, CFA,  Tony Zhang, PhD, CFA and Rich Excell, CFA, CMT, discuss what happened in the March FOMC meeting. What were the reactions in the short-term interest rate market, the futures market and the equity market. How is the banking crisis impacting Fed policy and what questions should CFA members be asking right now.

In this episode, Monique Thanos, PhD, CFA,  Tony Zhang, PhD, CFA and Rich Excell, CFA, CMT discuss the cryptocurrency market, emerging technologies and AI. They look at the problems that have occured in crypto, what that means for investors, what that means for investors and what that may mean going forward.

CFA Society Chicago member Dan Grana, CFA, talks with Antti Ilmanen, Principal and Global Co-head of the Portfolio Solutions Group at AQR Capital Management, about his recent book "Investing Amid Low Expected Returns: Making the Most When Markets Offer the Least."

Monique Thanos, Tony Zhang and Rich Excell, all CFA Charterholders and members of the CFA Society Chicago, get together to talk about inflation, the economy, FOMC policy and the impact on markets. It's been a few months since we got together so we managed to pack a lot in!

Investment Exchange Forum – Japan and China economies in 2023 CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA talks with Lyric Hughes Hale, Editor-in-Chief of EconVue and host of the Hale Report podcast, about the events in China and Japan, the collapse of cryptocurrency, and how all of this can shape the global economy in 2023 Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and find his blog posts here - https://www.cmegroup.com/newsletters/excell-with-options-report-from-rich-excell.html  & stayvigilant.substack.com/ Connect with Lyric on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyric-hughes-hale-4919337/ and at https://econvue.com/  

CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA and Donald Schneider, the Deputy Head of US Policy at Piper Sandler, look at the upcoming US elections. What are the key issues that voters care about? What are the polls indicating? Importantly, what do we as investors need to know about what can change after the elections?   Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and find his blog posts here - https://www.cmegroup.com/newsletters/excell-with-options-report-from-rich-excell.html & Stay Vigilant | Richard Excell | Substack Connect with Donald on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-schneider-56a0585b/ Piper Sander - https://www.pipersandler.com/

CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA and Reva Goujon, Director of Corporate Advisory at Rhodium Group, discuss the geopolitical environment, the Chinese economy, and the upcoming National Party Congress.   Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and find his blog posts here - https://www.cmegroup.com/newsletters/excell-with-options-report-from-rich-excell.html & Stay Vigilant | Richard Excell | Substack Connect with Reva on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/reva-goujon/ Rhodium Group https://rhg.com/  

CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA and Fred Goodwin, a macro strategist at State Street and Mr. Risk, look through the various looming global threats to risk-taking around the world – what should investors worry about and what is fully priced in   Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and find his blog posts here - https://www.cmegroup.com/newsletters/excell-with-options-report-from-rich-excell.html & Stay Vigilant | Richard Excell | Substack Connect with Fred on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/fred-goodwin/ State Street - https://www.statestreet.com/home.html

CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA and Barry Knapp, the Founder and Managing Partner of Ironsides Macroeconomics, discuss the economic environment and Fed policy actions, and what this means for allocation to and performance of various asset classes through the end of this year and into next year.   Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and find his blog posts here - https://www.cmegroup.com/newsletters/excell-with-options-report-from-rich-excell.html & Stay Vigilant | Richard Excell | Substack Connect with Barry on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/barry-c-knapp/ Ironsides Macroeconomics - https://ironsidesmacro.substack.com/

CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA talks with Micki Koonin, Co-Founder and Chief of Staff of Paradigm, about crypto markets, entrepreneurialism, and women on Wall Street. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and find his blog posts here - https://www.cmegroup.com/newsletters/excell-with-options-report-from-rich-excell/excell-with-options-report-from-rich-excell-2022-01-11.html & https://stayvigilant.substack.com/ Connect with Micki on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mkoonin/ & Twitter @Micki_ShortVol Find out more about Paradigm - https://www.paradigm.co/, https://www.linkedin.com/company/paradigmco/, & on Twitter @tradeparadigm For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts and email info@cfachicago.org This podcast is provided for general information purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. The views are those of the speakers and not those of CFA Society Chicago.