Compound
Insights Podcast
Compound Insights, by CFA Society New York, delivers in-depth conversations with the foremost experts and influential authorities who comprise the global financial investment world.
Guests will explore and discuss complex investment ideas and principles, meaningfully amplifying the insights shared at CFA Society New York conferences. Topics include ESG, global, fintech investing and more.
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How You Can Evolve with AIs Changes
A conversation with Chrissy Bargeron, CFAHear how one client portfolio manager has integrated AI to enhance both the investment process and client experience
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- Chrissy Bargeron, CFA, Voya Investment Management
Where the ESG Backlash is Going, and Where it’s Not
A conversation with Steve Rothstein and Kristin Snow SpaldingHear from a group that has big plans despite the ESG backlash
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- Steve Rothstein, Ceres
- Kristin Snow Spalding, Ceres
Why Quantum Computing Is the Next Big Thing
A conversation with Alberto MarchisioHear what quantum computing is, what it will mean for your career and how you can use it on a website today
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- Alberto Marchisio, NYU
What Past High Yield Transactions Tell Us About What’s Next
A conversation with Meredith MackeyHear Meredith explain how J.Crew and Chewy can tell us a lot about how future pressure on high yield borrowers might go
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- Meredith Mackey, Fried Frank
The Risks to Global Markets in Passive Investments
A conversation with Michael Green, CFAHear why passive investments are a risk to the markets and what active managers can (and can’t) do about it
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- Michael Green, CFA, Simplify
Related Links
- "The Passive Aggressive Agg, Revisited- Passive investing in bonds today turns prudence on its head", Peter Chiappinelli, GMO Feb 2020
- "The implications of passive investing for securities markets", BIS Quarterly Review, Mar 2018
- "The Perils of Passive Indexation", Michael Green, RealVision, Dec 2019
- "Policy in a World of Pandemics, Social Media and Passive Investing", Logica Capital Advisers, Mar 2020
- "What is Water in Markets? Volatility and the Fragility of the Medium", Artemis Capital, Jul 2018
- "Sharpening the Arithmetic of Active Management", Lasse Pedersen, Oct 2016
- "Swimming With The Target-Date Whale", Vincent Deluard, Sep 2020
- "In Search of the Origins of Financial Fluctuations: The Inelastic Markets Hypothesis", Gabaix & Koijen, Oct 2020
- "Tracking Biased Weights: Asset Pricing Implications of Value-Weighted Indexing", Jiang et al, Jan 2021
- "How Competitive is the Stock Market? Theory, Evidence from Portfolios, and Implications for the Rise of Passive Investing", laddad et al, April 2021
What You Should be Reading from CFA Institute
A conversation with Paul AndrewsHear which of CFA Institute’s research pieces you should be reading, from the person responsible for them
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- Paul Andrews, CFA Institute
What You Shouldn’t Do When Comparing Portfolio Forecasts
A conversation with Jose Menchero, CFA| Get ready for one of our most complex podcasts, on which you will hear about some jaw dropping data |
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- Jose Menchero, CFA, Bloomberg
Where to Start with ESG Due Diligence
A conversation with Martina TessariHear from one of the authors of the standards about where she would start, as an investor
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- Martina Tessari, A4S
What an Analytical View of the American Consumer Tells Us
A conversation with Marvin LohHear what a pile of research and data says about the all important American consumer
The Most Common Mistakes in Financial Modeling
A conversation with Ian Schnoor, CFAThis week’s guest built and sold a trainig company that teached financial modeling. Hear where it can go wrong.
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- Ian Schnoor, CFA, FM Institute
What a Significant Analytical Approach to Asset Allocation Says
A conversation with Phil Taylor, CFAHear a long run analytical view from a former Chair of CFA Society New York
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- Phil Taylor, CFA, FinMason
