Mr. Mauboussin will present findings from his new book, Think Twice: Harnessing the Power of Counterintuition. He will identify these tricky situations, explain why they flummox us, and provide some tools to help manage them. The best decision-makers know when to think twice and how to mitigate mistakes. Through vivid stories from business, sports, science, and everyday life, Mr. Mauboussin will categorize common mental mistakes and offer actionable advice for avoiding them.

Michael J. Mauboussin
Chief Investment Strategist
Legg Mason Capital Management

Mr. Mauboussin is Chief Investment Strategist at Legg Mason Capital Management. Prior to joining LMCM in 2004, he was a Managing Director and Chief U.S. Investment Strategist at Credit Suisse, which he joined in 1992 as a packaged food industry analyst, Mr. Mauboussin is a former president of the Consumer Analyst Group of New York and was repeatedly named to "Institutional Investor's" All-America Research Team and "The Wall Street Journal" All-Star survey in the food industry group. He is an adjunct professor of finance at Columbia Business School and the author of the acclaimed book, More Than You Know, and co-author of Expectations Investing (HBP, 2001).

Introduction by David Frank, CFA

Time, Date, and Location:
The Standard Club
320 S. Plymouth Court
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Attire:
Business Casual

Menu:
Chef's Choice (Fruit Plate available upon request)

For Reservations:
Register online below, or by phone: 312-251-1301

Fee:
Members - $45
Non-Members - $55
Student-Members - $10
(payable by cash, check, credit card or function ticket)*
Note: Student rate only available to students approved as a Student-Member of CFA Chicago for 2009-2010.
*Regular and Affiliate Members may apply function tickets as payment for Non-member or Student-Member.

We require a credit card to guarantee ALL reservations except for ONLINE reservations using FUNCTION TICKETS.
(Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and Diners Club are accepted)

Cancellations accepted until 5:00 pm, May 24. There is a $5 surcharge for walk-ins.

This is a "Passport Program." Members of any local CFA society may attend at the CFA Chicago member rate. If you are only a member of CFA Institute, you do not qualify for the society member rate.

Eligible for 1 credit hour

This program qualifies for credit under the guidelines for the CFA Institute Continuing Education Program. Please click here if you would like more information.