Approximately 140 CFA Society Chicago members met by Zoom on September 14, 2021, to learn how to use mental training techniques to improve memory and retention. The instructor was Paul Nowak, founder of IRIS Reading, LLC, who has presented to CFA Society Chicago in the past on speed reading. Nowak considers memory...
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Distinguished Speaker Series: Josef Lakonishok
Approximately 60 members of CFA Society Chicago and their guests gathered at the University Club on August 18, 2021, for the latest event in the Distinguished Speaker Series. An additional 190 people participated virtually, by live streaming. This was the first event held in-person by the Society since March 2020,...
Distinguished Speaker Series: Dan Draper, CFA
The S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) have a long and proud history with the DJIA celebrating its 125th anniversary late this spring. At the time, this was a ground break innovation and today, investors all over the world still rely on this index as a barometer of U.S. and global economic...
ESG and the Evolution of Corporate Engagement
On June 16, 2021, David Sekera, chief US market strategist at Morningstar Research Services LLC, moderated the webcast “Evolution of Corporate Engagement,” which addressed two topics. First, how has the shift from in-person meetings to virtual interactions affected the engagement between the buy-side and company...
Distinguished Speaker Series: Jan Hatzius
On May 26, 2021, CFA Society Chicago’s Distinguished Speaker Series held a webinar entitled “Economic Outlook – Passing the Peak.” Drew Speight, CFA, moderated the conversation with Jan Hatzius, chief economist and head of the Global Investment Research Division at Goldman Sachs. Hatzius is the No. 1 ranked economist...
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Former CFA Society Chicago Board Member and Hortense Award Winner Frank Reilly Passes Away at the Age of 85
Joan Rockey, CFA, and Frank Reilly, CFA, recipient of the Hortense Friedman, CFA, Award for Excellence, at the 23rd Annual Dinner.CFA Society Chicago recently learned of the sad news of the passing of Frank Reilly, CFA, member and former Director of CFA Society...
Former CFA Society Chicago Board Member Lori Holland Passes Away at the Age of 63
Lorraine “Lori" L. Holland first discovered DePaul University when she was an administrative assistant at Harris Bank. She had grown restless in her job, and with the help of a tuition assistance program, she started to take evening classes in finance at DePaul....
Christopher T. Vincent, CFA, Appointed CEO of CFA Society Chicago
CFA Society Chicago's Board of Directors is pleased to announce it has appointed Christopher T. Vincent, CFA, as the new chief executive officer of CFA Society Chicago effective May 4, 2020. Mr. Vincent is a former partner and head of William Blair’s Fixed Income...