Apr 14, 2021
Michael Falk, CFA, a partner at the Focus Consulting, applies the lessons he learned as a competitive baseball pitcher to investment teams and discusses the importance of creating a sell discipline for losers and winners in an investment portfolio, his many writing projects, and living with ALS, or Lou...
Apr 7, 2021
Perfect risk estimates do not exist, so how do we balance risk
and reward? Risk scholar Allison Schrager, author of the CFA
Institute Research Foundation brief “Learning About Risk
Management: Insights from Unconventional Risk-Takers,” provides
insights on the nature of risk and uncertainty and potential reward
and...
Mar 31, 2021
Charlotte Beyer, founder and former CEO of the Institute for
Private Investors and author or the CFA Institute Research
Foundation brief “Relationship Alpha: The Emerging Competitive
Advantage in Wealth Management,” explains what relationship alpha
is and why it’s important and how advisers can better
serve...
Mar 24, 2021
Matt Hougan, chief investment officer at Bitwise Asset
Management and co-author of the CFA Institute Research Foundation
brief, “Cryptoassets: The Guide to Bitcoin, Blockchain, and
Cryptocurrency for Investment Professionals,” discusses valuation,
risks, and what watch for on the horizon.
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Mar 17, 2021
Herman Warren, Africa Director for The Economist Corporate Network, discusses the economic and social impact of Covid-19 on sub-Saharan Africa in general, and South Africa in particular, the outlook for the continent post-pandemic, whether the commodities boom will turn into a supercycle, the role of China, and...