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What if risk assets are heading lower, not higher?
Download File Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve heard much talk about a shallow correction in risk assets following the recent shakeout and associated flare-up in market volatility. Will the prior turmoil prove to be isolated and short lived, or was it a sign of more
Kwamie Dunbar, in CT Post on contributory factors of ’08 crisis
Kwamie Dunbar, Sacred Heart University assistant professor of finance and former Director of Credit Risk Research at MasterCard International featured in CT Post on contributory factors of ’08 crisis. Click here to read more.
Trading and Liquidity Challenges Presented for Credit Investors
Michael L. Dineen, CPA, CFA and VP, Corporates April 2005 – present 27 years experience Glenn L. Reynolds CFA, Founding Employee / Chief Executive Officer, CreditsSights
Congratulations! CreditSights Voted #1 Independent Research Provider by Credit Magazine
CreditSights, a valued SCFAS supporter and its Investment Management program (IMP) was voted #1 Research Provider for 2011 and is the sixth consecutive year at the top spot. “The SCFAS and partnering universities are very proud to be associated with the caliber of such a
Department of Economics and Finance Forum on Sovereign Risk
Dear Members: You are cordially invited to the next discussion forum of the Department of Economics and Finance that will take place on Thursday, February 2nd at 6:00 pm in the Schine Auditorium. Lucio Vinhas de Souza – a Managing Partner and Chief Sovereign Economist
UBS Spotlight on Operations – Sacred Heart University
Date: January 25, 2012 Time: 6:00pm – 7:30pm Venue: Curtis Hall Theatre Attire: Business Attire UBS will be holding our annual Spotlight on Operations event on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 6:00 pm. This event is a great way to meet UBS reprentatives from our
Ralph Lim responds to announced layoffs in Stamford, Ct at Society Generale
Ralph Lim, a professor at Sacred Heart University and member of the Stamford CFA Society, responds to announced layoffs in Stamford, Ct at Society Generale. The French Bank, known as “Soc Gen” is reducing staff in its commodity and energy trading area for which professor
How Bond Plays Work in a Market of Global Systemic Uncertainty
The source of this article can be found here (www.nyssa.org). We recently spoke with Glenn Reynolds, CEO of CreditSights, who offered us some straight talk on how global credit market risk is impacting the broad capital markets. Reynolds will be a speaker at the upcoming NYSSA
Return Profile between ETF’s & Mutual Funds
Presented By: Paul Musarra – Bank of America Merrill Lynch November 2011 Topic: Return Profile between ETF’s & Mutual Funds Venue: Providence College
Bond Basics
Presented By: Kevin Starke-Senior Analyst, CRT Capital Topic: Bond Basics Date: November 7, 2011 Venue: Sacred Heart University
Options Strategies
March 2009 Topic: Options Strategies By: Chris Tormey – Strategist, Argosy Capital Management Venue: Sacred Heart University
Potential Impact of Proposed Regulations on the Financial Industry
November 2009 Topic: Potential Impact of Proposed Regulations on the Financial Industry By: Kurt Schacht – Head of Advocacy and Standards, Managing Director CFA Institute Venue: Sacred Heart University
Commodities Speculation as an Investment Class
March 2010 Topic: Commodities Speculation as an Investment Class By: Chris Tormey – Strategist, Argosy Capital Management Venue: Sacred Heart University
Options Market
February 2011 Topic: Options Market By: Chris Tormey – Strategist, Argosy Capital Management Venue: Sacred Heart University The presentation was timely and provided “real insight” into some of the real-world day to day activities of the options market and the job of options traders. Chris
Stock Selection and Analysis
Topic: Stock Selection and Analysis By: Kevin Starke – Senior Analyst, CRT Capital Venue: Providence College
Deep Value Equity Investing Primer
April 2011 Topic: Deep Value Equity Investing Primer By: Amit Chokshi – Kinnaras Capital Management LLC Venue: Yale School of Management
Portfolio Management with ETF’s & Mutual Funds
April 2011 Topic: Portfolio Management with ETF’s & Mutual Funds By: Paul Musarra – Bank of America Merrill Lynch Venue: Providence College
Options Strategies and Applications
May 2011 Topic: Options Strategies and Applications By: Chris Tormey – Strategist, Argosy Capital Management Venue: Sacred Heart University Download: Presentation File
Heads Up: A Crisis of Confidence by Talley D. Léger
It’s no secret that confidence has been a missing ingredient of the U.S. business cycle expansion, which began in July 2009. In fact, confidence has been shaken so much recently that many observers are questioning the health of the economic recovery, and with good reason.
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Katherine E. Slaughter
Wilton, CT Sacred Heart University Katie is a junior at Sacred Heart and is doing a double major in accounting
Internship Reviews
Marc A Bitterman
As a senior at Sacred Heart University majoring in Finance and Economics with a minor in Accounting, I had the opportunity to be a part of the Stamford CFA Society’s inaugural Investment Management Program (“IMP”), which educates and prepares you for the CFA and a career path in finance. My
Strategy Presentations by Talley Leger
What if risk assets are heading lower, not higher?
Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve heard much talk about a shallow correction in risk assets following the recent shakeout and associated flare-up in market volatility. Will the prior turmoil prove to be isolated and short lived, or was it a sign of more sinister things to come? Months
Latest Strategy Report by Talley D. Léger
Talley D. Léger has just submitted his Latest Strategy Report. You can download it by clicking on the link.
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Past Presentations
- Mar 01 2010
By: Chris Tormey - Strategist, Argosy Capital Management
Venue: Sacred Heart University - Mar 03 2010
By: Kurt Schacht - Head of Advocacy and Standards, Managing Director CFA Institute
Venue: Sacred Heart University - Mar 01 2011
By: Chris Tormey - Strategist, Argosy Capital Management
Options Strategies
Venue: Sacred Heart University - May 02 2011
By: Paul Musarra - Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Venue: Providence College - Sep 15 2011
By: Al Cheng, Sr. Vice President of Altantic Asset Management, Sidney Hardee, Managing Partner at Hardee Brothers LLC, Bluford Putnam, Ph.D., Chief Economist of CME Group, and Sacred Heart University faculty
Venue: Sacred Heart University - Nov 07 2011
By: Kevin Starke-Senior Analyst, CRT Capital
Bond Basics
Venue: Sacred Heart University - Nov 15 2011
By: Paul Musarra - Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Return Profile between ETF’s & Mutual Funds
Venue: Providence College - Feb 01 2011
By: Chris Tormey - Strategist, Argosy Capital Management
Venue: Sacred Heart University - Mar 04 2011
By: Kevin Starke - Senior Analyst, CRT Capital
Venue: Providence College - Apr 13 2011
By: Amit Chokshi - Kinnaras Capital Management LLC
Venue: Yale School of Management