CFA Society Chicago
Business & Economics Podcasts
CFA Society Chicago is proud to present a podcast where Society Members will be hosting discussions on a range of topics related to the investment industry. Hear from leading industry experts on a variety of investment topics including equity and fixed income analysis, portfolio allocation, ESG investing, venture capital and private equity, and much more. Tune in to hear Society Members pick the brains of leading industry professionals at www.cfasocietychicago.org.
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CFA Society Chicago is proud to present a podcast where Society Members will be hosting discussions on a range of topics related to the investment industry. Hear from leading industry experts on a variety of investment topics including equity and fixed income analysis, portfolio allocation, ESG investing, venture capital and private equity, and much more. Tune in to hear Society Members pick the brains of leading industry professionals at www.cfasocietychicago.org.
Twitter:
@CFA_Chicago
Language:
English
Contact:
3122511301
Email:
digital@cfachicago.org
Episodes
Macro Matters - April 22, 2024 - what's going on out there?
4/22/2024
Tony Zhang PhD, CFA joins Rich Excell CFA, CMT to discuss the latest events in the market. We are in earnings season, a time when investors should be focused on the micro issues, the idiosyncratic news. Why is everyone focusing on the macro all of a sudden? Join Tony and Rich to find out why this macro matters
Duration:00:42:17
Investment Exchange Forum - QQQ - 25 years later
4/1/2024
March marked the 25th anniversary for the QQQ ETF, one of the granddaddies of them all. This ETF set the table for thousands more to follow. In this episode, Rich Excell CFA, CMT speaks with Paul Schroeder CMT, the QQQ Equity Product Strategist at Invesco, to talk about the history of QQQ, how the ETF landscape has evolved, and what it might look like going forward
Duration:00:40:56
Macro Matters - March 18 - Fed preview: inflation, commodities, yields & market pricing
3/18/2024
Tony Zhang PhD, CFA and Rich Excell CFA, CMT are together for another episode of Macro Matters. In this episode before the March FOMC meeting, Tony and Rich discuss the recent moves in commodities, what this means for inflation, how the bond market is reacting to this news on inflation, what we can expect from the FOMC, and finally, how assets are moving around the world based on this information. They cover a ton of ground ahead of important catalysts for the market
Duration:00:43:16
Investment Exchange Forum - Private Credit Series - Views of a multi-strat investor
3/12/2024
In this episode, Rich Excell CFA, CMT sits down with Louay Mikdashi, the Head of Multi-sector Private Credit at Neuberger Berman. They discuss the pros & cons of the private credit market and explore the findings in Louay's recent paper "Private Credit is gaining steam – where do we go from here?"
Duration:00:38:38
Macro Matters podcast - yield curve, Fed expectations, Crypto, earnings and factors!
3/4/2024
Tony Zhang PhD, CFA and Rich Excell CFA, CMT follow up their conversation from two weeks ago. They discuss the continuing changes to market expectations for the FOMC, what this means for the yield curve, the risk appetite present in stocks, crypto and credit, and the fundamental drivers of earnings and factors. It is an action-packed episode you do NOT want to miss
Duration:00:37:22
Investing in US Financial History with Mark Higgins Podcast Part 2
2/22/2024
Rich Excell CFA, CMT interviews Mark Higgins CFA, CFP, the author of the book "Investing in US Financial History". Mark writes an extensive account of the events in US financial history, from 1790 to the present, that should help inform policy markets and investors, because the source of many of these events are the same cycle after cycle, decade after decade, century after century. Part 2 of 2
Duration:00:43:05
Macro Matters - yield curve, Fed expectations, inflation and more
2/20/2024
Tony Zhang PhD, CFA and Rich Excell CFA, CMT get together on a market holiday to discuss the economic data that has come out over the last 2 weeks and what the implications are for various markets. It is the macro that matters, and the last 2 weeks were FULL of macro
Duration:00:46:16
Investing in US Financial History with Mark Higgins Podcast Part 1
2/19/2024
Rich Excell CFA, CMT interviews Mark Higgins CFA, CFP, the author of the book "Investing in US Financial History". Mark writes an extensive account of the events in US financial history, from 1790 to the present, that should help inform policy markets and investors, because the source of many of these events are the same cycle after cycle, decade after decade, century after century. Part 1 of 2
Duration:00:47:21
Macro Matters podcast - Feb 5, 2024
2/5/2024
Tony Zhang PhD, CFA and Rich Excell CFA, CMT get together to discuss the recent FOMC news and impact, as well as earnings news and events. What does this mean for stocks? What does this mean for bonds?
Duration:00:30:35
Macro Matters - Jan 22, 2024 - covering lots of current topics
1/22/2024
Monique Thanos PhD, CFA, Tony Zhang PhD, CFA and Rich Excell CFA, CMT get together again to cover a range of topics. We start by following up from our last discussion on crypto given the news of the Bitcoin ETF. Then we get into the economy, rates and stocks. A full macro podcast
Duration:00:40:15
Ana Marshall – "The Climb to Investment Excellence" at the Hewlett Foundation
1/12/2024
CFA Society Chicago member Dan Grana, CFA, talks with Ana Marshall, CFA, the Chief Investment Officer of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation about her recent book "The Climb to Investment Excellence."
Connect with Dan on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-grana/
For more episodes go to www.cfachicago.org/podcasts and email info@cfachicago.org
This podcast is provided for general information purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. The views are those of the speakers and not those of CFA Society Chicago.
Duration:00:28:58
Macro Matters podcast - Jan 8, 2024 - cryptocurrencies
1/9/2024
Monique Thanos PhD, CFA, Tony Zhang PhD, CFA and Rich Excell CFA, CMT get together in the latest installment of Macro Matters to disucss the headlines, price moves and catalysts in the cryptocurrency market. Potential Bitcoin ETFs? Layer 2 protocols? How will AI impact crypto? Check, check and check, all were covered. Let us know your thoughts!
Duration:00:48:06
Macro Matters podcast – a crazy couple of weeks to end a crazy year
12/29/2023
Tony Zhang PhD, CFA and Rich Excell CFA, CMT are back for another episode of Macro Matters. This week they look at financial markets from a fundamental and technical perspecitve, discussing what risks investors may need to be watchful of, but also opportunities where investors should potentially look
Duration:00:51:44
Investment Exchange Forum - Private Credit series - Middle-market Financing
12/22/2023
Rich Excell, CFA is joined by Kyle Lindsay of Maranon Capital to explore middle-market financing including the different levels in the capital structures that are used and why they are preferred. What does the reward to risk look like in these financings? Enjoy
Duration:00:26:37
Investment Exchange Forum - Private Credit Series - asset-based finance
12/14/2023
For the next installment in the IEF private credit series, Rich Excell, CFA, speaks with Isaiah Toback, the Deputy Co-Chief Investment Officer for Castlelake. Castlelake's primary business is in asset-based finance and they dig into the similarities and differences between this strategy of private credit and other strategies in the sector.
Duration:00:30:22
Macro Matters podcast– what is going on with this risk asset rally?
12/7/2023
It has been two months since our last Macro Matters podcast and a LOT has changed. Back then, we were talking about Bond Vigilantes and risks in the market. Now, we have had one of the best 4-6 week returns across assets in a long, long time. Tony Zhang and Rich Excell get together to talk abot what they see going on in the market
Duration:00:55:15
Investment Exchange Forum - Private Credit Series - Direct Lending
11/27/2023
In the third installment of the Private Credit Series, Rich Excell, CFA, speaks with Bill Kindorf, CFA, of Apogem Capital about direct lending and how asset management vehicles are filling the void left by traditional regulated lenders.
Duration:00:35:16
William Fitzpatrick CFA & Gautam Dhingra, PhD, CFA
11/20/2023
Duration:00:43:01
Investment Exchange Forum - Private Credit Series - Opportunistic investing
11/15/2023
In this podcast, Rich Excell, CFA, speaks with Brook Scardina, a Managing Partner for Capital Markets & Investments at Oak Real Estate Partners. Brook walks us through their private credit strategy which opportunistically invests in real estate deals over a short time horizon before those loans are recapitalized. He speaks about the opportunities and risks in this growing part of the market.
Duration:00:37:29
Investment Exchange Forum - Private Credit Series - an investment overview
11/6/2023
The CFA Society Chicago is embarking on a multi-part series exploring the private credit market and the different strategies with some of the most influential firms in the business. IN part one, Rich Excell, CFA, speaks to Brad Rogoff, CFA, the Head of FICC Research at Barclays Capital. Brad helps explain why private credit has grown so much post the Great Financial Crisis and how investors should think about the investment landscape
Duration:00:30:08