Bring on Spring! Come out and join CFAW friends over happy hour as we come together to network at Hip Flask bar in downtown Bethesda, MD. Hip Flask is a smart-casual speakeasy-style rooftop bar at the Marriott Bethesda Downtown hotel. Seating is first-come, first-serve, and the CFAW contingent will be arriving right at 5pm opening…
Overview: Strong data culture is a sine qua non for effective organizations in the digital age, and proprietary data insights are increasingly becoming the most important asset such organizations can accrue. Additionally, firms that are invested in crafting a compelling, authentic narrative from their data are uniquely positioned to establish enduring brands, often thriving in…
The amount of data available to organizations and individuals is unprecedented. Financial services sectors, including securities & investment services and banking, have the most digital data stored per firm on average. As a result, financial companies have been on an innovation and technology push to create new, disruptive technologies that can maximize use of these…
Women have emerged as an economic powerhouse – earning, controlling, and inheriting more wealth than ever before. With this wealth comes more financial responsibility and complexity, often intertwined with juggling careers, caregiving for children and aging parents, and other life transitions. Please join us as Joanne Yecies, CFP® of RBC Wealth Management, discusses women and…
CFAW is thrilled to host the 2023 Annual Dinner and we invite you to join us. This event is one of the most highly-regarded networking opportunities in the Washington, DC financial investment industry, and always draws a large and diverse crowd. Over the years, the Annual Dinner has become the premier event for professionals…
Python is a high-level, object-oriented programming language that is used in a variety of projects ranging from data science and machine learning to backend web development. In fact, it is one of the most in-demand programming languages today. Learning Python is a great entry point into the technical world as the syntax is much easier to…
Let’s warm up this February! Come out and join CFAW friends over a happy hour (cash bar) as we come together to network at Fig & Olive in downtown Washington’s City Center. Fig & Olive is an upscale Mediterranean restaurant close to Capitol One Arena and historic Chinatown. CFA Washington has reserved a table for…
ESG investing has garnered strong support from prominent figures like CEO Larry Fink making it the industry norm. But can an asset manager uphold their fiduciary duty to maximize the value of their client's investment while advancing social and political objectives? State officials across America don’t think so, taking public stands against ESG investing in an attempt…
Sébastien Page, CFA, Head of Global Multi-Asset and Chief Investment Officer at T. Rowe Price, will share key insights into navigating the coming year in the current macro environment. He will cover current multi-asset class positioning, historical context, and what could be important inflection points in the current regime that investors should pay attention to…
WIN’s happy hours are back! We will be hosting our in-person get together on Wednesday, February 1rst from 6 to 8pm at The Daily Grill. The event is free; you just need to pay for your own food and drink. Please RSVP to Pauline Bell at paulinevbell@gmail.com or Christine Song at csongbird@gmail.com.
The holiday season is upon us! We can't think of any better way to celebrate the end of 2022 than to gather with our peers across the Society. Please join us on December 15 from 6 – 8 PM ET for a fun and festive celebration at Tower Club in Vienna, VA. Be jolly, make…
Our next selection is The Price of Time: The Real Story of Interest by Edward Chancellor. Described as a “comprehensive and profoundly relevant history of interest explains our current global financial position and how we got here,” ranging from the earliest practices in ancient Mesopotamia to central bank interventions during recent crises. Join your fellow…
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