CFA Institute Financial Analysts Seminar
Is it desirable, or even possible, for markets to operate without government oversight?
Leading posts from August include Preston McSwain's call for more honest and accurate fee disclosures and performance reporting; an examination of Sam Zell's take on the economy by Julie Hammond, CFA; tips on how to ace job interviews by Julia VanDeren; Will Ortel's exploration of what's in a hedge fund name; and an analysis of capital markets during times of war by Mark Armbruster, CFA.
Professionals and academics at the Financial Analysts Seminar led classes on investment topics, market movements, and the influential factors that investors must watch to prepare for the future.
Many investors say that Africa is still too risky, but the biggest risk may be not investing in Africa in the first place.
As I write this, US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and the Fed Board of Governors are ensconced in another two-day meeting. They will make a statement at the end. That statement will either move markets or bore them, but as a professional investor I will be waiting for exactly one thing: certainty about the path interest rates will take.
This week's Weekend Reads is a little different from the usual because I just attended the 60th Annual Financial Analysts Seminar (FAS) in Chicago. If this is your first time hearing about FAS, it has a long and storied history: Benjamin Graham was on the faculty and Warren Buffett is perhaps the most illustrious attendee.
The biggest economic impact of student debt may not be directly connected to either voluntary or involuntary default.
Morningstar’s Jason Stevens discusses the companies and countries best positioned to unlock the potential of trapped oil and gas with fracking.
Amir Sufi, professor of finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, says that US economic growth may be due to unsustainable subprime lending.
Participants at this year's Financial Analysts Seminar expressed anxiety about global central banks’ continued efforts to keep interest rates low and the many unintended consequences of these policies. But attendees were also treated to a broad selection of other important investing topics.