May’s book club selection is Kleptopia: How Dirty Money Is Conquering the World by Tom Burgis. Named as a notable book of 2020 by The Economist and The Washington Post, Kleptopia weaves together four globe-spanning stories of corruption tied to the world’s most powerful dictatorships. Is this connection between money, violence, and kleptocracy unavoidable? Join us…
Introducing an exciting new Member-Organized Event Series featuring informational interviews with various small business entrepreneurs. This second installation will feature two start-up entrepreneurs: Jeff Mullen, Founder of Driver One Inc., and Andrew Cross, Co-Founder of HotBox Pools. Jeff will discuss technology needs behind building an app or website for a small business and Andrew will…
Join CFAW's Member Engagement Committee for a free, brief, informal kick-off session discussing the 4th Annual Investment Selection Contest! Learn how to sign up for CFAW's Investment Selection Contest, create an alias to disguise your portfolio selections, and ask any questions about the competition. We want to see how you can grow $1,000,000 fictional seed…
Come connect and reconnect with fellow WIN members at this month's virtual member-organized happy hour where the featured speakers will be Ms. Ellen Carr and Ms. Katrina Dudley, co-authors of the book Undiversified: The Big Gender Short in Investment Management. They will examine the lack of women in investment management and propose solutions to improve…
Join Level 2 CFA Program candidates for a member-organized CFA Exam Study Group! Esref, the study group coordinator, has prepared a few slides to review & discuss the Level 2 reading material below. Study Group Topic #3: Financial Reporting and Analysis Reading 16 - Analysis of Financial Institutions RSVP to Esref Mehmet Goksu & attend via Google Meet!
Come connect and reconnect with fellow WIN members at this month's virtual happy hour where our featured speaker will be Ms. Diane Fenning, who brings more than 25 years of career development and management experience. Our topic will be Mentors, Champions and Sponsors and the importance of these three role models within your own personal…
Come connect and reconnect with fellow WIN members at this month's virtual happy hour where our featured speaker will be Ms. JoJami Tyler, founder and CEO of JoJami.com, a style and wardrobe consulting company. In another fun and interactive event on how to look your best, JoJami will talk about a number of topics such as…
Join fellow candidates for a member-organized CFA Exam Study Group! Esref, the study group coordinator, has prepared a few slides to review & discuss the Level 2 material below. Study Group Topic #2: Financial Reporting and Analysis Reading 13 - Intercorporate Investments RSVP via email to Esref Mehmet Goksu via email & attend via Google…
February’s member-organized book club selection is Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Spectacular Fall of Adam Neumann and WeWork by Reeves Wiedeman. Thanks to a charismatic leader and a promise to make the workplace cool, WeWork attracted billions of dollars in venture capital. Read about the chaotic collapse that followed and join us for a fun, engaging…
Introducing an exciting new Member-Organized Event Series featuring informational interviews with various small business entrepreneurs. This first event will feature two start-up companies: ZERV, an online booking platform for businesses in the health and wellness space and EdOdyssey, an educational provider of study programs for students in various countries around the world. Join CFAW members on January…
Women's Investment Network (WIN) monthly happy hours are back - virtually! Please join us on Wed. January 27th at 5 pm ET as we gather online to kick off the new year. We will host a fun and interactive event with fellow WIN member Melissa Daly, founder of MFD Communications, who has kindly offered to…
Get ready for a very special edition of the CFAW member-organized Book Club. December’s selection is The Wandering Investor by Brendan Hughes, who just so happens to be a CFAW member. His book chronicles his travels around the world in search of both adventure and profit. Part travelogue, part investment guide, it’s the perfect antidote for the lockdowns and…
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