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Crain's Chicago Business
As business leaders, we know what makes a good investment. It's something that can bring progress to a community—or an entire city. A good investment revitalizes underappreciated neighborhoods and lays the groundwork for future projects that will benefit an ever-widening area. And a good investment excites and brings together a community.
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CFA Society Chicago
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
The Standard Club, 320 S. Plymouth Court, Chicago, IL 60604
Build a fully integrated financial statement projection model with income statement projections, a self-balancing balance sheet, an automated cash flow statement, and the balancing cash flow sweep/debt schedule. While knowledge of advanced accounting concepts is not required for this course, you should possess knowledge of basic accounting ratios and a basic understanding of how the major financial statements are inter-related. Emphasis is placed on the integration of the major financial statements and becoming experts in Excel. I
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CFA Society Chicago
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
CFA Society Chicago, 33 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 910, Chicago, IL 60602 United States
Meet local authors, explore and debate timely industry events and get to know like-minded financial literature enthusiasts. The CFA Society Chicago Book Club embraces discussion of a wide range of themes in the informal environment provided by the book club. From tried and true classics to cutting-edge industry ideas, well-known leaders and niche topics in between, we have something for everyone.
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TheStreet
The New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market have announced rare closures, with plans to shutter all trading this Wednesday to honor former President George H.W. Bush, who died Friday at 94.
"We remember President Bush admiringly as a veteran who fought totalitarianism, a statesman who advocated for freedom, a leader who served his country, and an unabashedly dedicated family man," NYSE Group President Stacey Cunningham said in announcing her exchange's closure.
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CFA Institute Enterprising Investor
The private equity industry had an abysmal outlook in 2008 and many portfolio companies were at the brink of collapse. Carlyle Capital, a listed affiliate of the US buyout giant The Carlyle Group, defaulted on its debt.
Fast-forward to 2018 and such global financial crisis–related difficulties seem almost forgotten and private equity is flourishing. Indeed, alternative investment firms have $1.8 trillion in “dry powder” waiting in reserve and more than half of that is held by private equity funds.
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Built in Chicago
November was a slower month for Chicago tech fundings, with $55.6 million raised — particularly following the whopping $205 million raised last month. Coming up close on $1.3 billion for the year, last year’s 2017 funding record of $1.73 billion will likely be tough to beat at this point, but Santa may still bring some major rounds to companies in December. Until then, take a look at who took home the five biggest cash turkeys in November.
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NBC Chicago
Stocks moved higher in morning trading on Wall Street Monday after the U.S. and China agreed to a 90-day truce in their escalating trade dispute.
Technology companies led the rally, which followed gains in overseas markets as investors welcomed news of the temporary stand-down, which was agreed to over dinner between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the G-20 summit over the weekend.
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Kiplinger via Chicago Tribune
Wondering which funds are best to smooth out market volatility and fight rising inflation, or which stocks to buy in an aging bull market? Here are Kiplinger's best portfolio moves and top investment picks for times like these.
Dial down volatility.
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By Patrick Gleeson
For several years, as a Registered Investment Advisor with my own small investment firm, I managed the stock accounts of private investors. Some were corporate executives, others were entrepreneurs and several were artists. All were smart and successful. Because mine was a small firm, I was in close, frequent contact with each of my clients. What I gradually came to learn from conversations and email exchanges with them was that many, despite their intelligence and proven ability to succeed in their own fields, were terrible investors. This is a five-part survival course designed to give you essential information you need to succeed as an investor in the stock market. None of it is mere opinion.
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The Real Deal
The federal Opportunity Zones program was not designed to help people like Phil Denny.
But the first time Denny saw the state-issued map of the zones, which crack open a collection of tax breaks for investors who buy property in distressed areas, the prolific West Loop property owner immediately started making phone calls.
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Bloomberg
Barry Ritholtz writes: The dangers of political bias for investors has long been one of my favorite rants. Politics is tribal, opinionated and typically one-sided. These are emotional hot buttons that lead to biased thinking. And as we have learned from both behavioral finance and decades of experience, those affectations are the enemy of good returns and smart investing.
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USA Today via Chicago Sun-Times
Americans will spend more than a $1,000 this holiday season, with almost two-thirds of the money going toward gifts, according to the National Retail Federation. That’s a stretch for many household budgets.
If this year’s holiday gift exchange is stressing your finances and emotions, consider these three gift-giving ideas that provide meaningful presents or create new festive tradition
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Crain's Chicago Business
Invest For Kids, an annual investment conference/fundraising event, and Chicago Scholars, a nonprofit that helps low-income students graduate from college, have launched Emerge, a program that offers paid summer internships to college students from low-income families. Emerge started last summer with 20 students; this summer, it will place 100 students at Chicago-area professional services firms, government offices and nonprofits.
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Crain's Chicago Business
ParkerGale, the Chicago private-equity firm formed just four years ago, says it has raised its second fund, drawing $375 million to keep buying up middle-market technology companies.
Previously, the firm raised $240 million for its inaugural fund in 2016, and it has purchased six companies since then with room for one more acquisition from that fund, said Devin Mathews, a partner at the firm.
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