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Bloomberg
The leading candidates in Chicago’s mayoral election on Tuesday have clashed over everything from reducing violent crime to fighting public corruption. Most agree on one thing: Property taxes in the nation’s third-largest city are too high and shouldn’t be raised.
But taking the most reliable source of revenue off the table could worsen Chicago’s financial plight, especially as it struggles to come up with an additional $1 billion needed by 2023 to cover mandatory pension payments, say municipal-finance investors and analysts.
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CFA Society
Friday, March 01, 2019
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Morningstar, 22 W Washington Street, Chicago, IL 60602
Program Description:
Cheer on teams of students from area universities as they compete in the local level of the CFA Institute Research Challenge hosted by CFA Society Chicago! The competition kicked off November 2nd with the feature company, Baxter, making a company presentation at Northern Trust. Listen to the teams present their research on Baxter to a panel of judges who are CFA charterholders and experts in equity research. Teams developed a written report of fundamental company analysis based on a sell-side or an independent research analyst perspective of Baxter.
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CFA Society Chicago
Friday, March 08, 2019
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
The Standard Club, 320 S. Plymouth Court, Chicago, IL 60604
Program Description:
Looking for a new opportunity? Meet with representatives from Chicago's top investment firms at one of our most popular professional development events of the year. Whether you are looking for a new job or just curious to explore options, don't miss this exclusive members-only event. This is your chance to get to meet with top employers in the industry!
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CFA Society Chicago
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
33 N. LaSalle Street, Vault (Lower Level), Chicago, IL 60602
Program Description:
GDP growth remains below trend and even with the recent tax reform that was passed in Washington, DC, it may seem as though the economy is relegated to a low-growth trajectory. However, as it turns out, the economy is agnostic to politics in the long run. Prosperity is ultimately determined by deep-seated, secular phenomena; namely, demographics and productivity.
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CFA Institute Enterprising Investor
In his recent memoir, Keeping At It, Paul Volcker gave me greater perspective on the trials and tribulations of leading the US Federal Reserve and pursuing public policy. That’s hardly a surprise. Few public servants over the last several generations can rival Volcker’s breadth of experience or knowledge. After all, this is the man who stared down the stagflation of the late 1970s and ushered in the so-called “Volcker recession.”
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Forbes
The evidence continues to mount: Illinois's new elected officials and their advisors simply don't believe that it matters that public pensions are pre-funded. They view pension funds as something that exists on paper, and pension reporting as a nuisance to be avoided where possible, and ignored otherwise. Through their actions — and indeed their words — they are showing that they think of public pensions as pyramid schemes, in which new participants pay the retirees' pensions.
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Business Insider
Warren Buffett's annual letter was released Saturday, and in it he listed Berkshire Hathaway's 15 biggest investments by market value.
Buffet said he and Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger don't view the names as a "collection of ticker symbols — a financial dalliance to be terminated because of downgrades by 'the Street,' expected Federal Reserve actions, possible political developments, forecasts by economists or whatever else might be the subject du jour."
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Forbes
Bitcoin is back near $4,000, its highest level since early January. The rally in crypto is across the board as BitcoinCash, Ethereum, Litecoin, Monero and XRP are all at or near their 30-day highs.
I believe that much of the recent strength is the market reacting to multiple stories about public pension funds starting to make investments in cryptocurrencies (or at least make those investments public).
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Chicago Sun Times
Chicago voters will have a choice for a new city treasurer for the first time this century as three candidates vie to replace the retiring incumbent in the first contested treasurer race since 1999.
One of the three hopefuls — state Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin, D-Chicago, accountant Peter Gariepy or Ald. Ameya Pawar (47th) — will take the place of outgoing Treasurer Kurt Summers, who announced in October he would not seek re-election.
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NerdWallet via Chicago Daily Herald
Change is constant — especially when you're young. Chances are you'll cycle through a few moves, job changes and romantic relationships as you establish your life as a young adult.
Each development in these three big areas of your life brings financial challenges, too. You might need a new wardrobe for the dream job you just landed. Dating isn't cheap and moving is almost always expensive, no matter how far you go. Here are ways to manage the cost of change.
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Crain's Chicago Business
A misunderstanding of "basic facts" was the key culprit in the failed plan to bring an Amazon campus to Queens, the man who captained the city's negotiations with the e-commerce giant says.
James Patchett, president of the New York City Economic Development Corp., chiefly blamed mass confusion about the $3 billion incentive package Albany and City Hall had offered the company for the outrage and outcry that drove the tech behemoth from the city.
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