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In Practical Wisdom from ACP Financial Advisors, host Ken Robinson, CFP®, talks with Certified ACP advisors as they share their stories of how they became successful, fee-only, comprehensive financial advisors. Through these conversations, Practical Wisdom reveals the strategies, tips, and tools these advisors employed to get where they are today. Practical Wisdom also explores the common denominator among all of these advisors—the ACP methodology.
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Toward ESG Alpha: Analyzing ESG Exposures through a Factor Lens
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This is a summary of “Toward ESG Alpha: Analyzing ESG Exposures through a Factor Lens” by Ananth Madhavan, Aleksander Sobczyk, and Andrew Ang, published in the First Quarter 2021 issue of the Financial Analysts Journal. Summary: https://www.cfainstitute.org/en/research/financial-analysts-journal/2020/toward-esg-alpha…
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Understanding Risk Management: From Surfing to Retirement
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Perfect risk estimates do not exist, so how do we balance risk and reward? Risk scholar Allison Schrager, author of the CFA Institute Research Foundation brief “Learning About Risk Management: Insights from Unconventional Risk-Takers,” provides insights on the nature of risk and uncertainty and potential reward and how to manage the trade-off. ____…
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Bill Brewster, CFA: Value, Robinhood and #FinTwit
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Bill Brewster, CFA is the Founder and Portfolio Manager of Sullimar Capital Group. Bill hosts the popular podcast, The Business Brew, and is also a co-host on the very popular series, Value After Hours, with Tobias Carlisle and Jake Taylor. In today’s episode, Bill starts by explaining his windy road to be the value investor he is today. Then we sp…
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Why Financial Advisers Must Generate Relationship Alpha
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Charlotte Beyer, founder and former CEO of the Institute for Private Investors and author or the CFA Institute Research Foundation brief “Relationship Alpha: The Emerging Competitive Advantage in Wealth Management,” explains what relationship alpha is and why it’s important and how advisers can better serve their clients. ____ ► Subscribe to the Ta…
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Should Mutual Fund Investors Time Volatility?
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This is a summary of “Should Mutual Fund Investors Time Volatility?” by Feifei Wang, CFA, Xuemin (Sterling) Yan, and Lingling Zheng, published in the First Quarter 2021 issue of the Financial Analysts Journal. Summary: https://www.cfainstitute.org/en/research/financial-analysts-journal/2020/should-mutual-fund-investors-time-volatility…
This is a summary of “Enhanced Portfolio Optimization” by Lasse Heje Pedersen, Abhilash Babu, CFA, and Ari Levine, published in the Second Quarter 2021 issue of the Financial Analysts Journal. Summary: https://www.cfainstitute.org/en/research/financial-analysts-journal/2021/enhanced-portfolio-optimization…
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Reports of Value’s Death May Be Greatly Exaggerated
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This is a summary of “Reports of Value’s Death May Be Greatly Exaggerated,” by Robert D. Arnott, Campbell R. Harvey, Vitali Kalesnik, and Juhani T. Linnainmaa, published in the First Quarter 2021 issue of the Financial Analysts Journal. Summary: https://www.cfainstitute.org/en/research/financial-analysts-journal/2020/reports-of-values-death-may-be-…
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Portfolio Choice with Path-Dependent Scenarios
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This is a summary of "Portfolio Choice with Path-Dependent Scenarios” by Mark P. Kritzman CFA, Ding Li Grace (TianTian) Qiu, David Turkington CFA, published in the First Quarter 2021 issue of the Financial Analysts Journal. Summary: https://www.cfainstitute.org/en/research/financial-analysts-journal/2020/0015198X-2020-1841539…
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Cryptoassets: Complex, Risky, and Exciting
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Matt Hougan, chief investment officer at Bitwise Asset Management and co-author of the CFA Institute Research Foundation brief, “Cryptoassets: The Guide to Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Cryptocurrency for Investment Professionals,” discusses valuation, risks, and what watch for on the horizon. ____ ► Subscribe to the Take 15 channel here https://www.you…
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Mike Welker: Redefining Institutional Consulting With A $100B+ Trend Setter
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Our guest today is Mike Welker, CFA, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Committee at AndCo Consulting. In today’s episode, we begin with Mike’s background, hearing how playing basketball at Rollins College brought him from Indiana to Central Florida. Mike shares the story of how he joined AndCo soon after the firm was founded in the early 2000’s and…
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Investing in Africa: Perspective from the Continent
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Herman Warren, Africa Director for The Economist Corporate Network, discusses the economic and social impact of Covid-19 on sub-Saharan Africa in general, and South Africa in particular, the outlook for the continent post-pandemic, whether the commodities boom will turn into a supercycle, the role of China, and what Africa can expect from the Biden…
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Machine Learning Applications: What We Can Learn from Healthcare Finance
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Andrew Lo discusses his various fields of expertise and research with Anastasia Diakaki. Professor Lo's most recent work in healthcare finance, more timely than ever, serves as the starting point for a conversation covering the COVID-19 pandemic, machine learning applications in biopharma, artificial intelligence and the interpretability of machine…
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Anthony Scaramucci: The Mooch - Unfiltered
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Our guest today is Anthony Scaramucci, founder and Co-Managing Partner of SkyBridge Capital. In November 2016, Mr. Scaramucci was named to President-Elect Trump’s 16-person Presidential Transition Team Executive Committee and served as the White House Communications Director for a brief period in July 2017. In this episode, we discuss his professio…
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Will Digital Asset Securities Revolutionize Capital Markets?
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Episode #452 Will Digital Asset Securities Revolutionize Capital Markets? Serial technology entrepreneur and investor Carlos Domingo, CEO and co-founder of Securitize, discusses blockchain technology and the power of digital securities, or security tokens, to drive liquidity for private securities and democratize access to investing. Topics discuss…
Episode #451 Investing in Esoteric Assets Rishi Ganti, CFA, founder of Orthogon Partners, a private investment fund focused solely on esoteric assets, explains why he searches for what he calls esoteric assets and why this is the area where investors should be hunting for opportunities. Episode Transcript: https://cfainst.is/3pvys5u Topics discusse…
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Tamar Frankel: State of The Union With The Godmother of Fiduciary
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Our guest today is Professor Tamar Frankel, a long-time member of the Boston University School of Law faculty who writes and teaches in the areas of fiduciary law, corporate governance, mutual funds and the regulation of the financial system. In 2013, the Institute for Fiduciary Standard established the annual Frankel Fiduciary Prize in her honor t…
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How to Make Smarter Decisions about Money
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Episode #450 How to Make Smarter Decisions about Money Paul Sullivan, author of the Wealth Matters column for The New York Times and the Money Game column in GOLF Magazine, discusses why it’s important for financial advisers to discuss money scripts with clients and for families to talk to their children about money. A lifelong golfer, Paul also sh…
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Ep. #17: From Institutional Investing to Personal Fulfillment - Laura Rotter, CFA, MBA, CFP®
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There are many paths financial planners can take on the way to their calling. What's it like to to make the change from serving large organizations with business goals, to working with individuals and all their concerns, anxieties, and ambitions? Join us as Financial Life Planner Laura Rotter, CFA, MBA, CFP®, founder of True Abundance Advisors, des…
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Outlook on Emerging Markets: Trading Fixed Income and FX
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Dirk Willer, a managing director and global head of emerging market strategy at Citi and co-author of Trading Fixed Income and FX in Emerging Markets: A Practitioner's Guide, discusses the outlook emerging market economies amid the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine, what to expect from China, and his guide to trading foreign exchange.…
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Dr. Campbell Harvey: DeFi, Gold, Crypto & Undefeated Record of Yield Curve Indicator
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Our guest today is Dr. Campbell R. Harvey, who for the past 35 years has served as Professor of Finance at Duke University. Professor Harvey has also served as Partner/Senior Advisor to Research Affiliates, LLC and Advisor to Man Group. He served as Editor of the Journal of Finance from 2006 to 2012 and as the 2016 President of the American Finance…
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A Quant Pioneer Reflects on Machine Learning, Big Data, ESG, and Value Investing
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Episode #448 A Quant Pioneer Reflects on Machine Learning, Big Data, ESG, and Value Investing John Chisholm, CFA, co-CEO and co-founder of Acadian Asset Management, a global, quantitative investment manager, takes the audience deep into the world of machine learning and data science as he discusses where he sees innovation taking place and what is …
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Discovering Young Urban Investment Talent
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In this episode #447, Troy Prince founder of Wall Street Bound discusses how his organization is creating pathways of success for urban youth through careers in finance, despite the many challenges they often face. Episode Transcript: http://static.3playmedia.com/p/files/5648975/threeplay_transcripts/16831037?format_id=46&project_id=18442&format=pd…
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Dr. Gio Valiante & Steve Curley, CFA: The Art of Performance in Investing, the PGA Tour, & the NFL
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Our guest today is Dr. Gio Valiante, Sports Psychologist and Performance Coach to professional athletes and investors. Gio has a fascinating background, which includes a 5 year stint at Point 72 with Steve Cohen (many know Steve and Gio’s dynamic via the hit show Billions on Showtime), 10+ years of coaching pro golfers on the PGA Tour, and most rec…
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BlackRock's Salim Ramji, CFA, on ETFs and Indexing
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Episode #446. Salim Ramji, CFA, Global Head of iShares and Index Investments for BlackRock, discusses three ETF trends investors should be watching and the outlook for the industry in 2021 and beyond. Episode Transcript: http://static.3playmedia.com/p/files/5596947/threeplay_transcripts/16696191?format_id=46&project_id=18442&format=pdf Topics discu…
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Levered and Inverse Exchange-Traded Products: Blessing or Curse?
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This is a summary of “Levered and Inverse Exchange-Traded Products: Blessing or Curse?” by Colby J. Pessina and Robert E. Whaley, published in the First Quarter 2021 issue of the Financial Analysts Journal. Summary: https://www.cfainstitute.org/en/research/financial-analysts-journal/2020/levered-and-inverse-exchange-traded-products…
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Editor's Snapshot, Financial Analysts Journal, First Quarter, 2021, Vol. 77, No. 1
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Heidi Raubenheimer, managing editor of the Financial Analysts Journal, provides an overview of the First Quarter issue of 2021, featuring the following articles: “Levered and Inverse Exchange-Traded Products: Blessing or Curse?” “Should Mutual Fund Investors Time Volatility?” “Reports of Value's Death May Be Greatly Exaggerated” “Toward ESG Alpha: …
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What Lies Ahead for the Investment Management Industry?
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Episode #445 What Lies Ahead for the Investment Management Industry? Heather Brilliant, CFA, chief executive and president of Diamond Hill Capital Management, discusses the outlook for active management, value investing, and small caps and what these forces mean for the future of the industry and CFA charterholders. Episode Transcript: http://stati…
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Meb Faber & Chris Cannon, CFA: Quantitative Investing, $TAIL Risk & Tim Tebow
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Our guest today is Meb Faber, Founder & Chief Investment Officer at Cambria Investment Management. He also hosts one of the top investment podcasts called The Meb Faber Show. In this episode, talk about Meb’s quantitative approach to investing, embracing both value and trend following. We dive into one of his funds, $TAIL, and the entire thought pr…
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Why the "A-Game" Is Key to High-Performing Investment Teams
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Episode #444. Fran Skinner, CFA, CPA, discusses the importance of identifying your “A-game" so you can improve performance in all aspects of your work, tips on how to take advantage of virtual networking sessions to expand your network, and much more.
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Investing Lessons from Warren Buffett to the Great Literary Detectives
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Investing Lessons from Warren Buffett to the Great Literary Detectiv Episode #443. Robert G. Hagstrom, CFA, senior portfolio manager at EquityCompass and author of the New York Times bestseller "The Warren Buffett Way," discusses his writing process, managing high active share portfolios, and hiring and firing portfolio managers. Episode transcript…
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How AI and Neuroscience Can Reduce Bias in Hiring
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Episode #442. Dr. Frida Polli, CEO and co-founder of pymetrics, a company that uses neuroscience and AI to improve the accuracy, fairness, and diversity of hiring, discusses how hiring is broken and why soft skills are key for accurate and fair talent matching.
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Ep. #16: Taking Over an Established Practice - Irfan Bhabhrawala, CFP®
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Many fee-only planners build their own practices from scratch, or with client relationships developed at a prior employer. But what's it like to buy an established practice from someone else? Join us as Irfan Bhabhrawala, CFP®, Owner of Arbor Financial in Ann Arbor, Michigan, describes his experience seeking a firm to advise a family member. In tim…
