By |Published On: May 19th, 2017|Categories: Business Updates|

As many of you probably already know (it seems a large portion of our audience either has a PhD or a CFA), the CFA Institute’s Annual Conference is coming to Philadelphia this year.

Please let us know if you’ll be in town and you’d like to stop by our shop and/or link up face-to-face.
There are some really cool speakers this year, many are friends and most of them have research we’ve highlighted on our blog.

Some of the speakers that should be great:

  • Jack Bogle — No need to comment here. We all know and love Mr. Bogle.
  • Tina Williams — Tina has a great story and is incredible savvy when it comes to investing.
  • Blair duQuesnay/Isaac Presley — The dynamic due will be on stage together!
  • Cam Harvey — Sure to have some great insights on factors and “p-hacking”, see here for our post on his recent work
  • Dick Thaler — my old curriculum paper advisor at Chicago who is incredibly entertaining and an excellent presenter. A must attend.

And so much more…wow. You could go crazy learning stuff at this conference!
Here is the pitch on the event with details and links. Again, let us know if you are in the area.
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About the 70th CFA Institute Annual Conference
The 70th CFA Institute Annual Conference will bring 1500 CFA® Charterholders from its 148 societies across the globe to Philadelphia for a four-day event from May 21-24 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. This year’s conference boasts a robust roster of award-winning economists, authors and business leaders from every corner of the financial industry. Speakers include John C. Bogle, founder of the Vanguard Group, Carla Harris, vice chairman and managing director at Morgan Stanley, and Richard H. Thaler, Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics at the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago. The speakers will focus their commentary on the conference’s theme of helping CFA Charterholders sharpen their investment edge.

More details can be found at https://annual.cfainstitute.org.

Highlights from last year’s conference
At the 69th CFA Institute Annual Conference, Martin S. Fridson, CFA, shared his method for predicting high-yield bond default rates, Rupal Bhansali discussed the 7 warning signs that she avoids as a value investor, Jeremy Hunter explained how small steps over time produce large effects that result in better decisions, and Ashby Monk explained the evolution of fintech and the ways that invest-tech will change the financial industry.

Past conference speakers
The CFA Institute Annual Conference has always been an opportunity to hear from established luminaries with long and distinguished careers, like Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman and pension authority Keith P. Ambachtsheer. However, it also offers a chance to hear from influential thinkers before they assume leadership roles in the global economy, becoming powerful financial decision-makers who shape the investment world. Previous conferences offered opportunities to hear from Janet Yellen before she became chair of the US Federal Reserve Board and learn from Raghuram Rajan before he became governor of the Reserve Bank of India.

About CFA Institute
CFA Institute is the global association of investment professionals that sets the standard for professional excellence and credentials. The organization is a champion for ethical behavior in investment markets and a respected source of knowledge in the global financial community. The end goal: to create an environment where investors’ interests come first, markets function at their best, and economies grow. CFA Institute has over 146,000 members in 160 countries and territories, including 140,000 CFA charterholders, and 148 member societies. For more information, visit www.cfainstitute.org.

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About the Author: Wesley Gray, PhD

Wesley Gray, PhD
After serving as a Captain in the United States Marine Corps, Dr. Gray earned an MBA and a PhD in finance from the University of Chicago where he studied under Nobel Prize Winner Eugene Fama. Next, Wes took an academic job in his wife’s hometown of Philadelphia and worked as a finance professor at Drexel University. Dr. Gray’s interest in bridging the research gap between academia and industry led him to found Alpha Architect, an asset management firm dedicated to an impact mission of empowering investors through education. He is a contributor to multiple industry publications and regularly speaks to professional investor groups across the country. Wes has published multiple academic papers and four books, including Embedded (Naval Institute Press, 2009), Quantitative Value (Wiley, 2012), DIY Financial Advisor (Wiley, 2015), and Quantitative Momentum (Wiley, 2016). Dr. Gray currently resides in Palmas Del Mar Puerto Rico with his wife and three children. He recently finished the Leadville 100 ultramarathon race and promises to make better life decisions in the future.

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