Biography
Susan Hoover was the editor of Connexions, the CFA Society Leader newsletter, and the digital editor of Enterprising Investor at CFA Institute. Prior to CFA Institute, Hoover worked for McCallum & Kudravetz, PC, and the US Department of the Navy in real estate and labor law. Hoover earned the CFA Institute Investment Foundations™ Certificate and holds a BA degree from Lehigh University and a JD degree from the Washington College of Law, American University.
Lynn Blake, CFA, discusses State Street's gender diversity exchange-traded fund (ETF), the benefits of bringing more women into the finance industry, and the wisdom and experiences she's accrued during her nearly 30 years in investment management, in an interview with Susan Hoover.
Muhammad Yunus says that empowering entrepreneurs can create social businesses to eliminate poverty.
The world economy will never again experience the rapid growth rates seen prior to the financial crisis of 2007–2008, according to economist Dambisa Moyo. The reasons? Technology and demographics.
Global economist and author Dambisa Moyo feels that demographic imbalances will be a key source of challenge and of opportunity for enhancing the prospects for long-term global prosperity.
Grit, as identified by Daniel Goleman, could produce better outcomes for analyst recommendations, portfolio managers, and interactions between members of investment committees.
How can economic forecasters improve when they have little incentive to do any better? Behavioral economist Tim Harford thinks financial professionals need help overcoming a God complex.
Halla Tomasdottir cofounded Audur Capital in the year before Iceland’s massive financial crisis. She credits the survival of her firm to four key values.
Professor Dan Ariely believes the financial profession has an opportunity to reinvent itself, addressing cognitive biases in a way that can be beneficial for advisers and their clients.
At the Research Foundation Workshop for the Practitioner, Philippa Malmgren will discuss broad-based influences on investment decisions, and Joachim Klement, CFA, will outline the factors that can determine personal risk and return preferences.
Frankfurt has several sites of historical, artistic, and culinary significance that delegates should plan to enjoy while they visit to attend the 68th CFA Institute Annual Conference.