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Upcoming Events
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4/25/2019
5:00 PM
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April Informal Monthly Happy Hour
Join your colleagues and unwind from your work day for a networking happy hour at Boleo.
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4/26/2019
12:00 PM
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April Investment Exchange Forum (Members Only, Limited Space)
The Investment Exchange Forum is a stock-picking meeting of held by CFA Society Chicago members. Each meeting features actionable ideas by presenting volunteers and a lively discussion of the topic at hand.
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4/30/2019
5:00 PM
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Uncork & Unwine
Join us for an evening of networking, snacks and exclusive wines selected by Derrick Westbrook, a certified sommelier who was recently honored by Wine Enthusiast Magazine as Top 40 Under 40 Tastemaker.
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CFA Society Chicago Blog
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CFA Society Chicago Book Club: GDP: A Brief but Affectionate History by Diane Coyle
Apr 18, 2019
Don’t confuse familiarity with understanding. That’s perhaps the biggest takeaway from Diane Coyle’s short and highly readable GDP: A Brief but Affectionate History. The official guidance for calculating GDP, the System of National Accounts (SNA), published by the United Nations runs 722 pages. That combined with the difficulties of executing the actual calculation makes one […]
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Curling at Kaiser Tiger
Apr 12, 2019
On a frosty evening where temperatures hovered just above ten degrees, CFA Society Chicago hosted an evening of curling and drinks at Kaiser Tiger, a bar with a large beer garden on Randolph Street. Curling, with origins dating back to 16th century Scotland, involves sliding a smooth stone across a sheet of ice, with the […]
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Portfolio Construction and Allocation in this ever changing market
Apr 10, 2019
On Feb 20th at the UBS Tower, CFA Society Chicago’s Education Advisory Group offered a panel discussion highlighting the issues and opportunities of allocating assets for various types of portfolios. A full room of about 100 financial professionals were privileged to hear from an experienced, diverse group of fund managers and advisors. Opening speaker Tim Barron, […]
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CFA Society Chicago News
CFA Society Chicago Board Member Kunal Kapoor, CFA, to replace Mansueto as Morningstar CEO
Morningstar named Kunal Kapoor as its next CEO, elevating an executive who has made his career at the Chicago investment research company since emigrating from India to attend college in Illinois. As Kapoor, 41, becomes CEO, Morningstar founder Joe Mansueto, 60, will give up that post but add “executive” to his chairman title. Both moves take effect Jan. 1, according to a statement from Morningstar. ( via Crain’s)
Institutional Investor’s 2016 All-America Fixed-Income Research Team includes CFA Society Chicago Board Member Alex Roever, CFA
CFA Society Chicago board member, Alex Roever, CFA, was named to Institutional Investor’s 2016 All-America Fixed-Income Research Team under the Fixed-Income Strategy and Short-Duration Strategy categories. To view the full list of individuals on the team and methodology for selection, please visit Institutional Advisor.