Biography
Robert Gowen, CFA, was Head of Product Solutions at CFA Institute, where he oversaw a team of content directors that contribute daily. Prior to joining CFA Institute, he worked in the institutional investment industry for BB&T and Fidelity Investments. Gowen earned a BA in economics from Washington University in St. Louis and an MBA from the Darden School at the University of Virginia.
China’s government fixed-income market constitutes a US $12-trillion opportunity, according to Emil Nguy.
C. Thomas Howard, an opponent of the efficient markets hypothesis, advocates for a radical departure from the idea of diversification at the core of a healthy portfolio.
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Risk management approaches run the gamut from philosophy to science to herd mentality.
Lim How, the author of two books about motivation, discussed the challenges investment professionals face when building trust with clients and co-workers.
Consultant Jeremy Bolland offers some simple tips for managing and mitigating the risks associated with writing and publishing research reports.
The NYU professor applies a common-sense, mathematical approach to challenge general “rules of thumb” of valuation while still using accepted methodologies, such as the discounted cash flow model.
Former U.S. Federal Reserve Bank governor Randall Kroszner says that the best preparation for any economic crisis is knowing history.