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The Value of a CFA Charter: Ethics

Aleph

The title of the talk was “The Value of Ethics –The Value of a CFA Charter.” ” The main point of my talk was that the uniqueness of the CFA Charter did not stem from the “Body of Knowledge” imparted in the exams, but rather from the emphasis on ethics. So what made me decide to write this tonight?

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Transcript: Matt Levine

The Big Picture

So like a component of it was like the standard derivatives math, right? And so like, you know, I got there and I learned derivatives math, right? It was derivatives math, it was like working with the traders on like risk management. You were saying that you had a code of ethics, but then your CEO was sexually harassing people.

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25 Side Hustles For Women That Make Real Money

Clever Girl Finance

All you need are a few tools, a good work ethic, and an entrepreneurial spirit. You can provide bookkeeping services online or offline, and it can be the best side hustle for women who are great at math and business. The possibilities are endless!

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How to CRACK the secret costs in an insurance illustration

Sara Grillo

Quick math: If you have $1.828 million in the bank. And , you have to do the math by hand. Now, quick math, if you have 128 million in the bank in your Christmas or Hannukah Club, and the bank is going to credit you 5% on your money 0:18:18.4 So ethically, I think it applies everywhere. Here’s another example.

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Global Leaders Investment Letter: June 2022

Brown Advisory

We discount each year at our 10% minimum weighted average cost of capital (WACC) and some infinite series maths gives us the basis for some rough approximations 2. Maths has a long half-life and a DCF correctly done accounts for inflation.

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Transcript: Ramit Sethi

The Big Picture

That led to the next three or four years of learning how to sell, how to create value, and not worry about selling out, but do it in a very ethical way. It’s much deeper than math. There’s something qualitatively different about buyers and non-buyers. Do it my way. SETHI: Yes, I think I became more comfortable.

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Transcript: Luis Berruga, Global X ETFs

The Big Picture

And I did the math, and I think at that point in time, roughly speaking, assets in ETS were roughly just 10 percent, 12 percent of assets in mutual funds and I was pretty convinced that that number was to increase significantly. I remember telling myself, why would anyone invest in mutual funds when you can buy an ETF instead?

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