Programs & Education

Clients mentally leave their financial professionals months before their money does. This is how those financial professionals might win them back while they still have time. Losing a top client is never a pleasant experience. Worse still, research shows that 72.2%1 of financial professionals lose one top client per year. This makes everyone have to…

In this workshop, we'll discuss CFA Institute's ethical-decision making framework and new real-world scenarios to challenge your ethics. Expand on what you learned in the July workshop, or join us for the very first time. Together, let’s explore “how to do the right thing even if no one is watching." Can ethics be dangerous to your career?…

These are indeed interesting times - a global pandemic, unprecedented monetary and fiscal response, uncertainty at home and abroad and a new administration. Join CFAW as we explore what economic trends might be in store for the US and global economies in 2021 as we try to end the Covid-19 pandemic and get back to…

The business of financial advice is evolving quickly as commoditized products and portfolios are yielding to increasingly comprehensive planning solutions and beyond. As advisors struggle to define and defend their value, the effort to deepen and broaden client relationships implicates the need to transform the core insights of behavioral finance from academic to practical. Well…

The US and global consumer sectors of the economy and stock markets continue to be surprisingly strong despite the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. As evident in March 2020, the markets can still drop, and all future projections can change on a dime due to real current events or even fears of a COVID-19 shutdown. An additional…

U.S. Healthcare equities are consistently one of the most volatile sectors during every Presidential election cycle due to uncertainty about changes in health care policy. This trend is even more pronounced in the 2020 cycle as the healthcare sector now represents the second largest in the S&P500 just behind technology. Further, the current environment has…

Financial storytelling is about blending narrative with numbers. It is about equipping participants with the necessary knowledge, skills and confidence, to step out of their comfort zone, and to create compelling arguments which immediately resonate with the audience. This interactive two-session webcast is specifically aimed at professionals who would like to develop their communication skills.…

Financial storytelling is about blending narrative with numbers. It is about equipping participants with the necessary knowledge, skills and confidence, to step out of their comfort zone, and to create compelling arguments which immediately resonate with the audience. This interactive two-session webcast is specifically aimed at professionals who would like to develop their communication skills.…

Join us on Thursday, October 15 at 4 PM ET for a live webinar discussion with Danielle DiMartino Booth, a global thought leader on monetary policy, economics, and finance. Ms. DiMartino Booth will discuss how she navigated her career path and share insights on the current macroeconomic and investment environment in the U.S. and globally. Among other topics, we will…

Amid one of the most abrupt economic, health, and cultural shocks that the world has experienced, no individual or business was spared from the COVID-19 pandemic. During the month of March, Assets Under Management (AUM) fell off with the declines in market values as wealth managers and money managers were forced to seek a new…

Join CFAW for this engaging and insightful webcast on the US presidential election and how the results could impact the markets. Kate Fulton, Managing Director, BlackRock, Melissa Kahn, Managing Director, State Street Global Advisers and Kurt Schacht, CFA, Head of Advocacy, CFA Institute will host a panel discussion about what to expect from the next…