3rd Annual CFA Society Indianapolis Forecast Symposium

125 South Pennsylvania Street,Indianapolis IN 46204

24 January, 2023

Description

The CFA Society will be hosting its 3rd Annual Forecast Symposium at Gainbridge Fieldhouse to look back at the markets in 2022 and what lies ahead for 2023. We'll kickoff the event on the Pacer's Salesforce practice court and hear from two featured speakers: Cliff Asness of AQR and Andrew Thrasher of FEG. After the presentation, we'll migrate to the Fieldhouse Terrace to watch the Pacers take on the Chicago Bulls! Each ticket includes terrace-level access, food, and alcoholic beverages. For more information about the event or inquiry about table sponsorship opportunities, please reach out to [email protected] Cliff Asness, Ph.D. Cliff is a Founder, Managing Principal and Chief Investment Officer at AQR Capital Management. He is an active researcher and has authored articles on a variety of financial topics for many publications, including The Journal of Portfolio Management, Financial Analysts Journal, The Journal of Finance and The Journal of Financial Economics. He has received five Bernstein Fabozzi/Jacobs Levy Awards from The Journal of Portfolio Management, in 2002, 2004, 2005, 2014 and 2015. Financial Analysts Journal has twice awarded him the Graham and Dodd Award for the year’s best paper, as well as a Graham and Dodd Excellence Award, the award for the best perspectives piece, and the Graham and Dodd Readers’ Choice Award. He has won the second prize of the Fama/DFA Prize for Capital Markets and Asset Pricing in the 2020 Journal of Financial Economics. In 2006, CFA Institute presented Cliff with the James R. Vertin Award, which is periodically given to individuals who have produced a body of research notable for its relevance and enduring value to investment professionals. Prior to co-founding AQR Capital Management, he was a Managing Director and Director of Quantitative Research for the Asset Management Division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. He is on the editorial board of The Journal of Portfolio Management, the governing board of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Finance at NYU, the board of directors of the Q-Group, the board of the International Rescue Committee, the board of trustees of The National WWII Museum and the board of trustees at the New-York Historical Society. Cliff received a B.S. in economics from the Wharton School and a B.S. in engineering from the Moore School of Electrical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating summa cum laude in both. He received an M.B.A. with high honors and a Ph.D. in finance from the University of Chicago, where he was Eugene Fama’s student and teaching assistant for two years (so he still feels guilty when trying to beat the market). Andrew Thrasher Andrew Thrasher, CMT is the founder of Thrasher Analytics LLC and Portfolio Manager for The Financial Enhancement Group. Mr. Thrasher holds a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation. He was the 2017 winner of the Charles H. Dow Award from the CMT Association for his research paper titled, “Forecasting a Volatility Tsunami” and a finalist in the Best Equity Research and Best Commodity Research categories for Technical Analysis awards in 2022. Mr. Thrasher’s work has been cited in stories for CNBC, Bloomberg, Barron’s, Fox Business, MarketWatch, WSJ, and Reuters.