Bitcoin challenges financial orthodoxy, valuation models, and regulation, forcing professionals to rethink what money and value really mean. The post Why Financial Advisors Struggle to Embrace Bitcoin’s Rise appeared first on CFA Institute Enterprising Investor.| CFA Institute Enterprising Investor
Tokenized MMFs merge blockchain with institutional finance and offer speed and composability but demand airtight cybersecurity and key controls. The post Tokenized Money Market Funds: Cybersecurity Lessons from the Digital Cash Frontier appeared first on CFA Institute Enterprising Investor.| CFA Institute Enterprising Investor
Top 10 blogs from Q3 reveal what investors read most: a private market reckoning, Fed pivots, and the resilience of low-volatility strategies. The post Top 10 Blogs from Q3: Private Market Reckoning, Fed Pivots, the Case for Low-Vol appeared first on CFA Institute Enterprising Investor.| CFA Institute Enterprising Investor
Five forces shaping investor sentiment in 2025: AI hype, rising fees, market timing, behavioral traps, and renewed focus on discipline. The post From AI FOMO to Fee Fatigue: Investor Sentiment 2025 appeared first on CFA Institute Enterprising Investor.| CFA Institute Enterprising Investor
Explore how culture, ideology, and group norms influence economic behavior in ways that go beyond standard behavioral finance models. The post Book Review: Irrational Together appeared first on CFA Institute Enterprising Investor.| CFA Institute Enterprising Investor
Quantum computing is closer than you think. Future-proof your firm’s security today to stay resilient in the quantum era and safeguard data. The post Quantum Computing Risks: How Investment Firms Can Protect Data Now appeared first on CFA Institute Enterprising Investor.| CFA Institute Enterprising Investor
Markets can mimic peacock mating as flashy signals seduce capital while real economic fitness risks are ignored until reality bites. The post Financial Selection and Investor Herding: Lessons from Evolutionary Biology appeared first on CFA Institute Enterprising Investor.| CFA Institute Enterprising Investor
Wars rage on in Ukraine and Gaza, political violence is on the rise at home, tariff-driven inflation remains debated, and anxiety over a looming government shutdown is intensifying. On the surface,…| Investing Caffeine
As AI transforms investment management with powerful tools for decision making, it still exposes markets to cognitive, regulatory, and systemic risks. The post AI in Investment Management: 5 Lessons from the Risk Frontier appeared first on CFA Institute Enterprising Investor.| CFA Institute Enterprising Investor
Emotional biases can distort risk profiling. Advisors who coach investors through them help build resilience and better long-term outcomes. The post Coaching Investors Beyond Risk Profiling: Overcoming Emotional Biases appeared first on CFA Institute Enterprising Investor.| CFA Institute Enterprising Investor
In the 1989 Academy Award–nominated film Field of Dreams, the lead character Ray Kinsella (played by Kevin Costner) hears a mysterious voice whisper, “If you build it, he will come.” Acting on blin…| Investing Caffeine
Lincoln’s leadership lessons offer timeless guidance for investors and advisors alike. The post Abraham Lincoln’s Playbook: A Model for Passive Investment Strategy appeared first on CFA Institute Enterprising Investor.| CFA Institute Enterprising Investor
During his recent interview with How Leaders Lead with David Novak, Jamie Dimon reflects on his upbringing and career offer invaluable lessons for investors, rooted in discipline, purpose, and a deep understanding of human behavior. His parents instilled in him core values that transcended finance, yet profoundly shaped his approach to investing. “The values were pretty basic,” Dimon recalls. “One is, you do the best you can. And whatever you do, you do the best you can. It wasn’t abo...| The Acquirer's Multiple®
As the stock market reached new all-time highs, investors had plenty to juggle—both in Washington, D.C., and on Wall Street. The S&P 500 climbed +2.2%, the NASDAQ surged +3.7%, and the Dow Jone…| Investing Caffeine
Phillip Toews challenges traditional portfolio construction, helping advisors build resilient strategies and coach clients through risk and bias.| CFA Institute Enterprising Investor
Explore red flags in private markets as speculative excess, retail marketing, and valuation risks mount. Lessons from financial history.| CFA Institute Enterprising Investor
Investment professionals can’t opt out of complexity, but they can opt into clarity.| CFA Institute Enterprising Investor
In light of the uncertainty dominating today’s markets and headlines, it’s worth revisiting some of the behavioral pitfalls that have tripped up investors for centuries.| CFA Institute Enterprising Investor
We’ll see if there is any gravy left for investors during the last month of the year, but so far 2024 has been a satiating feast that has stuffed investors. There has been a cornucopia of item…| Investing Caffeine
This collection of quotes from US financial history offers timeless lessons in vice, virtue, and investing wisdom for every generation.| CFA Institute Enterprising Investor
Successful investing isn’t just about numbers. It’s about aligning strategy with the stories people believe about their future.| CFA Institute Enterprising Investor
Famous Danish author Hans Christian Andersen told a renowned fairy tale of an emperor who was conned into believing he is wearing an invisible suit. The crowd was too embarrassed to acknowledge his nakedness, so they pretend to not notice – until a young boy shouted, “The emperor has no clothes!” Much like the fairy […]| Investing Caffeine
Note to financial advisors: It’s time to embrace the norm effect and rethink how we influence investment decisions.| CFA Institute Enterprising Investor
Stocks have been in a multi-year bull market, but just as investors cannot earn positive returns every month, golfers also cannot achieve a hole-in-one or birdie on every hole, either. A challenging performance is exactly what happened last month when stocks recorded a bogey on the scorecard. More specifically, this is how far out-of-bounds the […]| Investing Caffeine
