Enterprising Investor
CFA Institute
Enterprising Investor is the flagship podcast of CFA Institute and the definitive program for the investment management industry. As stewards of the investment industry, Enterprising Investor will feature intimate conversations with some of the most influential people from the world of finance about the topics that matter most to investment professionals.
Episodes
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Dec 19, 2012 • 15min
Insights into Investing in Africa
In episode #183, Dr. Nkosana Moyo shares some of the longer term political-economic developments taking place in Africa and explains why he believes the perception of risks in Africa is worse than reality.
Dec 13, 2012 • 12min
Key Macroeconomic Risks and Portfolio Management Implications
In episode #181, Campbell Harvey discusses the limitations of quantitative easing in today's macroeconomic environment. His analysis has implications for the role of commodities, specifically gold, in a diversified portfolio.
Dec 5, 2012 • 9min
How Experience Determines Financial Risk Preferences
In episode #184, Joachim Klement examines the role of personal experiences in determining financial risk preferences among investors, and how this can help financial advisers.
Dec 3, 2012 • 11min
An Options Approach to Analyzing and Managing Macro-Financial Risk
In episode #178, Nobel laureate Robert C. Merton challenges traditional models used by investors to measure sovereign and financial system credit risk, while proposing an alternative framework.
Nov 14, 2012 • 10min
Global Geopolitics: Identifying Sources of Risk and Understanding Market-Moving Turmoil
In episode #180, Willis Sparks discussed whether we are likely to see more market-moving turmoil around the globe over the next decade and why geopolitics is increasingly becoming a factor in investment decisions.
Nov 7, 2012 • 15min
Eurozone Crisis: Is the End in Sight?
In episode #182, 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.
Oct 31, 2012 • 16min
Finding Investments in a Low Yield Environment
In episode #177, Leo J. de Bever discusses ways of finding global investment opportunities in the current low yield environment.
Oct 31, 2012 • 16min
Crush of Debt Threatens First World
In episode #176, 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.
Oct 17, 2012 • 17min
ETFs and Other ETPs: Key Global Trends and Industry Outlook for the Asia-Pacific Region
In episode #175, 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.
Oct 10, 2012 • 16min
Overcoming Key Challenges in Portfolio Management: Fat Tails, Downside Risk, Equity Risk Premium, and Trade Execution
In episode #173, 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 crisis.
