Latest news from the Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/rss 2008-10-08T03:41:49+01:00 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=53 SCFAS members and guests hung on every word as Bud Haslett explained how to buy and sell options.&nbsp; Option selection, evaluating returns and risk metrics as well as adjustment strategies formed the backbone of this fascinating glimpse of this highly technical investment strategy. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=52 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=50 <p><strong>Roth Capital Partner Chrmn. Donald Straszheim</strong> told 40 SCFAS members and friends that China is open to small foreign businesses, but state owned enterprises want no competition; growth will continue as will environmental concerns.</p> text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=49 Over 90 members of SCFAS, FEI and NIRI gathered at the Greenwich Country Club to hear a panel of five industry experts discuss the prospects of major asset classes over the next 1 to 3 years.<br /><br />&nbsp;<br /><br /> text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=48 <p>Jeff Diermeier, CFA, CEO and President of the CFA Institute joined more than 70 SCFAS members and guests&nbsp;at Riverside Yacht Club to toast our new Charterholders and the holiday season.&nbsp; </p> text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=45 About 17 Charterholders and area investment professionals registered for the Stamford CFA Society October Happy Hour yesterday, and an additonal seven were walk-ins at the SBC Restaurant and Brewery last week in Stamford. These professionals met and networked with each other, exchanging business cards, investment ideas and job prospects. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=44 Save the date.&nbsp; More details to follow. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=43 <img border="0" src="../../uploads/m_RReynolds092607.ppt" alt="Russell Reynolds powerpoint slides" title="Russell Reynolds powerpoint slides" /> are available for download via this <a href="/uploads/m_RReynolds092607.ppt">link</a><br /> text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=42 Thanks to 117 members who took this Harris Poll sponsored by the CFA Institute. We were selected to help plan the future relationship between the Institute and all of its Societies. This poll is part of that process, and the results are already making a difference in your Stamford Society. You can get detailed poll results from <a href="&quot;mailto:debweir@verizon.net&quot;">debweir@verizon.net</a>. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=41 <font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">July 31, 2007: 7:30 at the Greenwich Country Club</font><br /> text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=39 Fifty members enjoyed drinks on the porch of the Greenwich Country Club. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=40 Pres. Dougherty welcomes Jorge Portugal as out new President.&nbsp; Jorge served as President in 2003-4 and has volunteered for a second term. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=38 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=37 This event is part of festivities being held worldwide by the CFA Institute and its respective member societies to celebrate its 60th anniversary and to recognize the founding of the investment profession. <br /> text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=36 <br /><p class="\&quot;MsoNormal\&quot;"><font size="3" face="\&quot;Times"> </font></p> text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=35 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=34 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=33 Stamford-based Oak Financial Group has taken the opening kickoff and now it's up to the fee-only investment advisory firm to score.<br /> text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=28 Wealthy investors and pension funds are not alone in clamoring to become part of the hedge fund gold rush. Traditional investment professionals are increasingly trying to parlay their analytic skills and investment know-how into a successful hedge fund career. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=26 <p>The March 14, 2006 Networking workshop held for the Stamford CFA Society members was a success. It featured an overview of networking by Eric Stieglitz, founder of Career Advocacy Group. <br /></p><p><img width="406" height="398" border="0" src="/~stamford/uploads/03142006SCFAS CareerTuneups2_02.jpg" /><br /></p> text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=25 For those who were not able to attend the Forecast Dinner, the MP3 files have now been uploaded for you. (Note that these files range in size from 16MB to 20MB)<br /> text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=23 If there were bulls in the room Thursday night at the Stamford CFA Society's fourth annual forecast dinner, they certainly weren't sitting at the dais. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=22 These are informal, self-forming study groups. If you are interested, please contact the person below corresponding to your level. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=24 Over the past 10 years, the Stamford CFA Society has grown tremendously, starting as a chapter, becoming a small society, and today - a large society. In the past 4 years alone we have doubled our membership from 200 to over 400 members. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=21 Good thing U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman William Donaldson wasn't at the Westin Stamford yesterday. He wouldn't have been too popular. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=20 The Stamford Society of Investment Analysts (SSIA) announced today that Board of Directors had voted unanimously to ratify the results of a poll among its members in favor of a resolution to change the society&#8217;s name to the Stamford CFA Society. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=19 The threat of terrorism seems to lurk everywhere these days. With the Republican National Convention commencing in New York this week, the Big Apple is on an even more heightened state of alert than usual. Earlier this month, Tom Ridge, head of the Department of Homeland Security, warned that al Qaeda operatives had cased buildings in New York, Newark, N.J., and Washington, possibly in preparation for attacks. The Athens Olympics have been held behind a massive security shield. Last week&rsquo;s crashes of two Russian jetliners might have been the work of terrorists. And federal officials have said al Qaeda hopes to disrupt the coming presidential election. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=18 Jorge L. Portugal, CFA and fixed-income specialist at RBS Greenwich Capital, started his 2003-2004 presidency of the Stamford Society of Investment Analysts at the Sept. 11 meeting. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=16 Corporate America's top managers need to take the lead in running their firms in accordance with high ethical and regulatory standards to restore Americans' confidence in investing in the stock market. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=17 Parents: Instead of coaching your children to hit home runs like multimillionaires Barry Bonds or Jason Giambi, you might want to coax them into studying harder, going to business school and running a hedge fund. Then, they can buy their own major league baseball team. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=15 Donald Weeden leaned over the railing of the second-floor balcony overlooking a downtown Greenwich trading floor, where about 65 equity traders were working the phones. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=14 Mr. Lawrence Kudlow: Highlights of Remarks to CT Press Club and the Public Relations Society of America March 24, 2003 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=12 Dump the CD. Smash your piggy bank. Forget those U.S. savings bonds. Hedge funds are here in a big way, even for relatively small savers. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=13 Technology companies will play a major role in the nation's economic recovery, but it may be months before the comeback is evident, analysts say. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=11 Maybe PIMCO doesn't enjoy the name recognition of a Fidelity, Vanguard or T. Rowe Price, but hey, who knew about Krispy Kreme doughnuts a few years ago? text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=10 This year the Stanford Society is once again pleased to offer the CFA scholarship program. Through AIMR, these scholarships are offered to societies and chapters worldwide. CFA scholarships provide a substantially reduced fee structure to individuals who qualify for the program. This year the Stamford society will offer a total of five scholarship awards available at levels I, II, and III. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=7 If investors believe they have taken a financial bath in the past few months, they haven't seen anything yet, the Stamford Society of Investment Analysts heard at its most recent meeting. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=9 Two women working in a male-dominated industry have been elected by some of those same males as presidents of their respective organizations. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=8 Westport resident Arthur Levitt, former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, doesn't pull any punches in &quot;Take on the Street,&quot; a new book that lands heavy blows on the chins of the investment and accounting professions and the corporate world. Levitt labels as culprits the politicians and corporate executives who battled him in his efforts to protect investors and corral company shenanigans by changing accounting regulations and enforcing others. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=6 Caspar Weinberger, Forbes chairman and former secretary of defense, will address next month's elections and forecast the domestic outlook, as well as the future of the stock markets and global economy, at the Investment Strategies Summit on Nov. 11 and 12 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=5 We will be informed of their meetings which are appropriate for Stamford Society members. This is a reciprocal agreement. They will pass on any of our meeting invitations that may appeal to their members. It will be interesting to see on which topics we share an interest! text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=4 Merrill Lynch and Arthur Andersen are two high-profile names in the financial services industry whose questionable dealings and scrutiny by government agencies have made headlines in recent months. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=2 After financial reporting calamities at Enron, WorldCom and Stamford-based Xerox this year, investors seem more willing to blame companies than themselves as they seek wise stock investments, according to a survey by Stamford-based InsightExpress, an online market research firm. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=3 Financial planners keep telling clients to diversify their portfolios in these volatile economic times, and Greenwich-based Interactive Brokers LLC has stepped forward with a new, online way to do it. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.stamfordcfa.org Stamford CFA Society http://www.stamfordcfa.org/news/viewNews.php?id=1 The Enron Corp. debacle has awakened the public and the financial community to the sins that corporations and their accounting firms can commit.