
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.
Latest episodes

Feb 24, 2022 • 37min
Investment Exchange Forum – Behavioral Finance
CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA talks with Barry Mandinach, Executive Vice President and Head of Distribution at Virtus Investment Partners on behavioral finance and the biases that affect our investment processes. 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://demystifinance.blogspot.com/ Connect with Barry on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandinach-barry/ 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.

Feb 14, 2022 • 45min
Macro Matters Series – Value & Growth
CFA Society Chicago members Rich Excell, CFA, Lotta Moberg, PhD, CFA and Tony Zhang, PhD, CFA come together to discuss macro events affecting markets today. 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://demystifinance.blogspot.com/ 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 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.

Feb 10, 2022 • 43min
Investing Decisions in Insurance
CFA Society Chicago member Gaurav Kumar, CFA returns to talk with Aon’s Managing Director of Capital Markets, Sourna Daneshvar on investment decision making at insurance firms and insurance as a source of permanent capital. Connect with Gaurav on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaurav-kumar-cfa-984a045/ Connect with Sourna on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sourna-daneshvar-12b07448/ 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 are those of the speakers and not those of CFA Society Chicago.

Feb 3, 2022 • 33min
NFTs
CFA Society Chicago member Lotta Moberg, PhD, CFA and Jordan Prince, a software engineer and co-inventor of NFTs on Solana, discuss the uniqueness of Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and how they are different from cryptocurrencies Connect with Lotta on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lotta-moberg-4a856b25/ Connect with Jordan on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-prince/ 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 are those of the speakers and not those of CFA Society Chicago.

Feb 2, 2022 • 31min
Macro Matters Series – Geopolitics and the Energy Markets
CFA Society Chicago members Rich Excell, CFA, Lotta Moberg, PhD, CFA and Tony Zhang, PhD, CFA come together to discuss macro events affecting markets today. 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://demystifinance.blogspot.com/ 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 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.

Jan 27, 2022 • 25min
Investment Exchange Forum – ESG Investing
CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA, chats with Catherine Drake, CFA Senior Managing Director at PPM about the CFA Institute’s ESG certification and how it has impacted her process. 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://demystifinance.blogspot.com/ Connect with Catherine on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-drake-cfa-2b07641/ Certificate in ESG Investing - https://www.cfainstitute.org/en/programs/esg-investing 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 are those of the speakers and not those of CFA Society Chicago.

Jan 20, 2022 • 34min
Investment Exchange Forum – Inflation & Asset Allocations
CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA, talks with Loyola University CIO, Katie Wyatt, CFA on what we should be considering when it comes to inflation and asset allocation and how it can impact the investment process. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and Twitter @ExcellRichard Connect with Katie on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/katharine-wyatt-cfa/ 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 are those of the speakers and not those of CFA Society Chicago.

Jan 13, 2022 • 43min
Investment Exchange Forum – Risk Management in Commodity Trading & Investing
CFA Society Chicago member Gaurav Kumar, CFA takes the lead in this week’s forum to chat with Dan Casey, head of credit risk portfolio management at BP on the risk of commodity trading and investing. Connect with Gaurav on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaurav-kumar-cfa-984a045/ Connect with Dan on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-e-casey/ 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 are those of the speakers and not those of CFA Society Chicago.

Jan 12, 2022 • 30min
Macro Matters Series – Interest Rates, Fiscal Policy, and Inflation
CFA Society Chicago members Rich Excell, CFA, Lotta Moberg, PhD, CFA and Tony Zhang, PhD, 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 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 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.

Jan 7, 2022 • 35min
Investment Exchange Forum – Inflation & the Equity Market
CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA, talks with former chair and lead equity investment specialist with UBS, Tom Digenan, CFA on inflation and it’s impact on the equity market. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and Twitter @ExcellRichard Connect with Tom on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-digenan-bbb58b14/ 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 are those of the speakers and not those of CFA Society Chicago.
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