Join CFAW for a live webinar discussion with Joyce Chang, one of Wall Street’s best-known analysts. Ms. Chang is ranked by American Banker as one of the most powerful women…
Is it a currency? Is it a commodity? Does it contain an embedded store of value? Who is really controlling it? There are many questions floating around about cryptocurrencies like…
A basic premise of active management is that with enough skill, it’s possible to outperform the market consistently. Historical data, however, do not support this view, and the index fund…
Some are comparing the legalization of cannabis to the end of Prohibition and there is no shortage of large and small green entrepreneurs racing to claim their stake in what…
The recent IPO surge of special-purpose acquisition company (SPACs) is an important market development. While the SPAC vehicle is not new, SPAC IPOs now comprise the majority of U.S. IPOs. The explosive growth continued…
Current investment trends in the United States continue to shift almost daily and present contrasting sides of whether U.S. Equities are a bubble ready to implode or are a great…
Are you interested in accelerating your career? With the Certificate in ESG Investing, you can master real-world investing skills, incorporating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in your skillset. The…
There is no doubt that 2020 was a transformative year in the commercial real estate industry. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the pace of many changes that were already under way…
The emerging markets equity landscape has greatly underperformed developed markets over the last decade despite higher rates of GDP growth. Many forces are challenging the development of these countries that didn’t exist 10 years ago such as environmental & human rights concerns, commodity price deflation, COVID-19, tariffs, and more. What is driving the potential for…
They say the only certainties in life are death and taxes. Change might be the third. CFA Society Washington, DC is honored to welcome Mary Duffy, Managing Director of Andersen’s US National Tax office to the podium. Duffy will uncover some of these likely, if not certain, tax policy implications under the Biden Administration. In…
Practical Applications of Data Science in Asset Management – Demonstration of Tools and Use Cases Session I - 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM EST Come learn how data science and machine learning are used in practice for asset management and forecasting from two practitioners in the field. We will take an interactive deep dive into…
The level of fear and uncertainty in the future direction of the equity markets has never been greater and together with low interest rates, there is heavy discussion amongst organizations…
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