CFA Society Chicago

Monique Thanos, PhD, CFA,  Tony Zhang, PhD, CFA and Rich Excell, CFA, CMT, discuss what happened in the March FOMC meeting. What were the reactions in the short-term interest rate market, the futures market and the equity market. How is the banking crisis impacting Fed policy and what questions should CFA members be asking right now.

In this episode, Monique Thanos, PhD, CFA,  Tony Zhang, PhD, CFA and Rich Excell, CFA, CMT discuss the cryptocurrency market, emerging technologies and AI. They look at the problems that have occured in crypto, what that means for investors, what that means for investors and what that may mean going forward.

CFA Society Chicago member Dan Grana, CFA, talks with Antti Ilmanen, Principal and Global Co-head of the Portfolio Solutions Group at AQR Capital Management, about his recent book "Investing Amid Low Expected Returns: Making the Most When Markets Offer the Least."

Monique Thanos, Tony Zhang and Rich Excell, all CFA Charterholders and members of the CFA Society Chicago, get together to talk about inflation, the economy, FOMC policy and the impact on markets. It's been a few months since we got together so we managed to pack a lot in!

Investment Exchange Forum – Japan and China economies in 2023 CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA talks with Lyric Hughes Hale, Editor-in-Chief of EconVue and host of the Hale Report podcast, about the events in China and Japan, the collapse of cryptocurrency, and how all of this can shape the global economy in 2023 Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ a...

CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA and Donald Schneider, the Deputy Head of US Policy at Piper Sandler, look at the upcoming US elections. What are the key issues that voters care about? What are the polls indicating? Importantly, what do we as investors need to know about what can change after the elections?   Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and f...

CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA and Reva Goujon, Director of Corporate Advisory at Rhodium Group, discuss the geopolitical environment, the Chinese economy, and the upcoming National Party Congress.   Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and find his blog posts here - https://www.cmegroup.com/newsletters/excell-with-options-report-from-rich-excell.ht...

CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA and Fred Goodwin, a macro strategist at State Street and Mr. Risk, look through the various looming global threats to risk-taking around the world – what should investors worry about and what is fully priced in   Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and find his blog posts here - https://www.cmegroup.com/newsletters/ex...

CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA and Barry Knapp, the Founder and Managing Partner of Ironsides Macroeconomics, discuss the economic environment and Fed policy actions, and what this means for allocation to and performance of various asset classes through the end of this year and into next year.   Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and find his blog...

CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA talks with Micki Koonin, Co-Founder and Chief of Staff of Paradigm, about crypto markets, entrepreneurialism, and women on Wall Street. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and find his blog posts here - https://www.cmegroup.com/newsletters/excell-with-options-report-from-rich-excell/excell-with-options-report-from-ric...

CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA talks with Cliff Booth, Founder & Chairman, Westmount Realty Capital, on the trends and changes in the real estate market amid the many changes in the world.   Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and find his blog posts here - https://www.cmegroup.com/newsletters/excell-with-options-report-from-rich-excell/excell-with...

CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA chats with Nick Moran, General Partner at New Stack Ventures and the host of The Full Ratchet podcast, on the increasing preference for private market investing, specifically in venture capital. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and find his blog posts here - https://www.cmegroup.com/newsletters/excell-with-options-...

CFA Society Chicago members Rich Excell, CFA, Lotta Moberg, PhD, CFA and Tony Zhang, PhD, CFA come together to discuss macro events affecting markets today. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and find his blog posts here - https://www.cmegroup.com/newsletters/excell-with-options-report-from-rich-excell/excell-with-options-report-from-rich-excell-2022-01-11.htm...

CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA chats with Bob Long, CEO of Conversus, a StepStone company, on the topic of accessing private markets. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and find his blog posts here - https://www.cmegroup.com/newsletters/excell-with-options-report-from-rich-excell/excell-with-options-report-from-rich-excell-2022-01-11.html & https:...

CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA and Dan Joldzic, CFA, FRM, CEO and Quantitative Researcher at Alexandria Technology discuss the role that Natural Language Processing (NLP) plays in the investing process. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and find his blog posts here - https://www.cmegroup.com/newsletters/excell-with-options-report-from-rich-excell...

CFA Society Chicago members Rich Excell, CFA, Lotta Moberg, PhD, CFA and Tony Zhang, PhD, CFA come together to discuss macro events affecting markets today. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and find his blog posts here - https://www.cmegroup.com/newsletters/excell-with-options-report-from-rich-excell/excell-with-options-report-from-rich-excell-2022-01-11.htm...

CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA and State Street Advisors Head of Practice Management, Brie Williams discuss biases and how they affect investing decisions. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and find his blog posts here - https://www.cmegroup.com/newsletters/excell-with-options-report-from-rich-excell/excell-with-options-report-from-rich-excell-20...

CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA and Pat Tschosik, CFA, CMT Senior Portfolio Strategist at Ned Davis Research discuss bigger investment themes in the market. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and find his blog posts here - https://www.cmegroup.com/newsletters/excell-with-options-report-from-rich-excell/excell-with-options-report-from-rich-excell-20...

CFA Society Chicago member Tony Zhang, PhD, CFA talks with Felix Oberholzer-Gees, Professor at Harvard University on his book "Better, Simpler Strategy: A Value-Based Guide to Exceptional Performance" and how it applies to investing. Connect with Tony on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-zhang-ph-d-gmp-mba-cfa-507ab56/      Connect with Professor Felix https://www.linkedin.com/in/felix-obe...

CFA Society Chicago members Rich Excell, CFA, Lotta Moberg, PhD, CFA and Tony Zhang, PhD, CFA come together to discuss macro events affecting markets today. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and find his blog posts here - https://www.cmegroup.com/newsletters/excell-with-options-report-from-rich-excell/excell-with-options-report-from-rich-excell-2022-01-11.htm...

CFA Society Chicago member Lotta Moberg, PhD, CFA talks with fellow Chicago member Michele Gambera, PhD, CFA, Co-head of strategic asset allocation at UBS Asset Management on his co-written paper "Asset allocation for an ESG world". Connect with Lotta on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lotta-moberg-4a856b25/ and https://lottamoberg.com/ Connect with Michele on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.co...

CFA Society Chicago member Rich Excell, CFA and Ben McMillan, the Chief Investment Officer and Chief Technology Officer of IDX Insights, LLC and IDX Digital Assets, LLC discuss the role that Natural Language Processing plays in the investing process. Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and find his blog posts here - https://www.cmegroup.com/newsletters/excell-w...

CFA Society Chicago members Rich Excell, CFA, Lotta Moberg, PhD, CFA and Tony Zhang, PhD, CFA come together to discuss macro events affecting markets today. View this discussion on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3R0zK4f7NU&ab_channel=CFASocietyChicago   Connect with Rich on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richexcellcfa/ and find his blog posts here - https://www.cmegroup.com/newsl...

CFA Society Chicago member Gaurav Kumar, CFA and Chris Quilty, founder and partner of Quilty Analytics, discuss structure, trends, risks, and opportunities in the fast growing and ever evolving space industry. Connect with Gaurav on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaurav-kumar-cfa-984a045/ Connect with Chris on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/cquilty/ Quilty Analytics www.quiltyanalytics...

CFA Society Chicago member Dan Grana, CFA talks with Richard Sloan, Deloitte and Touche Chair in Accounting at University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business on his co-authored papers around the concept of equity duration and how it evolved through Covid-19. Connect with Dan on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-grana/ Resources: 2004 Paper (Publisher site): https://link....