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CFA Chicago provides this complimentary service to all candidates, and CFA Chicago volunteers serve as the contact for these groups. To sign-up for a study group for the December 2008 CFA Exam, please click here:
http://www.cfachicago.org/studygroups_signup.asp
CFA Chicago Member Lisa Curran Cited
To read the human interest side of the June, CFA exam, click here.
In response to the increased awareness of the CFA brand, CFA Chicago is pleased to offer members the opportunity to OPT-IN to be listed in a public directory of members on www.cfachicago.org. Unlike the member directory in the members-only section of the website (which is restricted), this directory will be populated with profiles of members who pro-actively choose to be listed and will be accessible by any visitor to the site. These profiles are designed to efficiently facilitate visitor searches for their best contact.
To complete a profile and be listed in the public directory, please click here.
Michele Gambera, CFA, chief economist at Ibbotson Associates was quote extensively in article entitled "Tapping Into Commodities Boom". Click here to see full article:
http://www.suntimes.com/business/roeder/821134,CST-FIN-curious02.article
Michele also was a panelist on a March 26 televised discussion about the economic outlook moderated by WTTW's Carol Marin.
CFA Chicago is pleased to announce the launch of "CFA Community" on the CFA Chicago website. This social networking platform (think "LinkedIn" meets "My Space" meets "Match.com"), exclusively for CFA Chicago members, lets you instantly build relationships and share ideas whenever you want to network. You create a personalized member profile (which can include a photo, documents, and media) and the system will help you find like-minded members. You can click on any profile to learn more about a member and send an email of introduction or set up a meeting.
We believe this members-only benefit will be a valuable networking tool and we are delighted to be the first CFA society to offer such technology.
To get started, click here: http://www.cfachicago.org/Members/cfacommunity.asp
Charles Evans addressed the outlook of the US economy and the impact of the credit market crisis on homeowners, consumers and businesses at a sold-out CFA Chicago luncheon. To see the full presentation on Bloomberg TV, click here.
Gerald Jensen, CFA, Professor in the Finance Department at Northern Illinois University, was interviewed by a Chicago Tribune reporter for his expertise on presidential election-year investment strategies. The Tribune story -- "It's Investor Doubts in a Landslide" -- appeared on the front page of the Chicago Tribune business section, and explored Jensen's co-authored research study entitled "Don't Worry About the Election, Just Watch the Fed," the findings of which previously received major national media attention. Jensen's co-authors of the research study are Robert Johnson, Managing Director at the CFA Institute, and Scott Byer, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Assistant Finance Professor. Mr. Jenson was also interviewed by Stocks, Futures, and Options Magazine on his co-authored research study "Gridlock's Gone, Now What?", which had previously received major national media attention (click to view). Written by NIU Finance professor Gerald Jensen, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh professor Scott Beyer, and CFA Institute Managing Director Robert Johnson, the study explores whether or not return on investments fair better during periods of political gridlock. The SFO story refers to Jensen's research study as a seminal piece. The SFO story is entitled "What's the Real X Factor? What could a Republican or Democratic U.S. President Mean for Future Markets?".
On November 7, CFA Chicago formally welcomed 208 new Charterholders into the fold. For a full list of the 2007 New Charterholders, please click here.
14,000+ members responded to the CFA Institute 2007 member compensation survey. Based on the sufficient sample size and overall response rate of 18 percent, CFA Institute is confident that the findings provide valid information to aid in your career assessment and planning.
You can access the results through an online searchable database, and supplemental summary and country reports provide details on the methodology and enhancements. For those looking for the compensation differential between CFA charterholders and noncharterholders, note that such a comparison is not provided. This is not an oversight. Because of the inadequacy of truly comparable external data, CFA Institute deemed such a comparison to be not valid. View the reports.
Steven Weinstein, CFA of Altair Advisers and David Murdock of the Northern Trust were recognized in Worth Magazine's October, 2007 article, "The Top 100 Wealth Advisors." Both are CFA Chicago members, Mr. Weinstein holding Regular status and Mr. Murdock Affiliate.
During the recent CFA Institute Financial Analysts Seminar, recipients of our top awards in the areas of financial writing and research were officially recognized.
Campbell R. Harvey and Claude B. Erb, CFA (Chicago society member), received the Financial Analyst Journal's highest honor — the Graham and Dodd Award for excellence in research and financial writing — for their article, "The Strategic and Tactical Value of Commodity Futures" (PDF).