CFA Institute Take 15 Podcast Series (video only version): Episodes
Wolfgang Münchau discusses the current state of the Eurozone crisis and potential resolutions. He explains potential implications of a breakup and the costs and benefits to various countries across the region.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfa_take15webcasts/~4/HJkjVlJ6eA0" height="1" width="1" />
Lacy H. Hunt examines research that demonstrates how current levels of first world debt threaten to cause an economic catastrophe unless action is taken soon.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfa_take15webcasts/~4/yXUwOu9WfPU" height="1" width="1" />
Leo J. de Bever discusses ways of finding global investment opportunities in the current low yield environment.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfa_take15webcasts/~4/kBgaVDZqN4U" height="1" width="1" />
Deborah A. Fuhr discusses the landscape and key trends in the global ETF/ETP industry as well as the recently implemented RQFII scheme in China and other developments in the Asia-Pacific markets, giving her views about the outlook for the ETF/ETP industry in the region.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfa_take15webcasts/~4/eg358T1wSQk" ...
Dr. Peng Chen, CEO Asia (ex-Japan) at Dimensional Fund Advisors, a firm noted for its collaboration with Nobel laureates and top financial economists, discusses the latest development in investment portfolio management that deals with the key challenges that are once again highlighted by the global financial ...
With interest rates so low, and a Fed determined to keep them low for a prolonged period, does it make sense to allocate money to fixed income securities right now?<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfa_take15webcasts/~4/iRyDTRnFkjE" height="1" width="1" />
John Linehan, CFA, describes his firm’s investment philosophy and the value of "constructive dissonance," and discusses why maintaining a global perspective is more important than ever.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfa_take15webcasts/~4/9hclgLFG4BM" height="1" width="1" />
Michael Kitces discusses some of the key issues and trends for financial advisers, including the looming fiscal cliff and the potential for tax rates to rise significantly in the future.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfa_take15webcasts/~4/Urch26yYf74" height="1" width="1" />
Sam Peters, CFA, discusses his firm’s free cash flow-based approach to valuation, and the challenges and opportunities in today’s stock market.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfa_take15webcasts/~4/esQE5E4hFaE" height="1" width="1" />
Jeremy Bolland discusses the best practices for banks, brokerages, and research analysts for the production and dissemination of investment research, as well as the regulatory landscape in the Asia Pacific region.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfa_take15webcasts/~4/QucJXLkOeSI" height="1" width="1" />
Marc Faber, editor of "The Gloom, Boom and Doom Report", speaks about his views on money printing, inflation, central banking, China, the Eurozone, and the Fed’s monetary policy.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfa_take15webcasts/~4/4aLssUr78Hs" height="1" width="1" />
John R. Boatright discusses the ethical issues facing investment professionals in the investment industry and how to manage them.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfa_take15webcasts/~4/R1yke6bS1IU" height="1" width="1" />
Chris Douvos of Venture Investment Associates speaks about the evolution of the venture capital industry.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfa_take15webcasts/~4/hcAl_Rmqru0" height="1" width="1" />
John P. Calamos, Sr., discusses the rise of the middle class in emerging markets and what investors in these markets should focus on.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfa_take15webcasts/~4/t53XHMWCUy8" height="1" width="1" />
Learn ways that defined benefit funds can be modified to provide adequate benefits for employees and acceptable cost for employers.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfa_take15webcasts/~4/8jHLzA20PJY" height="1" width="1" />
Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman discusses behavioral finance with Ashvin Chhabra, including what insight the discipline can lend to the global financial crisis and the direction of future research.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfa_take15webcasts/~4/qvMo0WUku_A" height="1" width="1" />
Demonstrating proficiency in emotional intelligence is a critical skill set that is in demand across all roles in the investment industry. Why is this the case, are there challenges unique to investment professionals, and what practical steps can you take to develop this soft skill?<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfa_take15webcasts/~4/iwRtdctecbI" ...
Sebastian Mallaby makes the case that hedge funds are important providers of liquidity to financial markets and not a destabilizing threat to the financial system.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfa_take15webcasts/~4/nRI8bFY5ENg" height="1" width="1" />
Dr. Maria Hartwig, a deception and lying behavior expert, discusses the state of lie detection in finance. She also reviews important lie detection research and what the future holds for lie detection in finance.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfa_take15webcasts/~4/smyB94FaEVE" height="1" width="1" />
Dean A. Junkans, CFA, discusses the most interesting and most surprising results of a recent survey of 500 individual investors.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cfa_take15webcasts/~4/9G8B4t-unco" height="1" width="1" />