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Upcoming Presentations
All programs will be held at NYSSA (1177 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor, NYC) unless otherwise indicated.
NYSSA’s Career Development Committee presents Friday Career Coffees: Tried and True with A Twist of the Unique Date/Time: October 16, 2009 | 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Fee: Member Free | Nonmember $25 Registration deadline: October 13, 2009 In this day of guerilla marketing measures and recession panic, people are concerned about how to brand their way to a career. Paloma Bowland and Joshua Persky will show you how to stay true to your values and understand what makes you stand out in today’s market. |
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NYSSA’s Career Development Committee presents Friday Career Coffees: Regaining Momentum and Developing New Targets in Your Job Search Date/Time: November 20, 2009 | 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Fee: Member Free | Nonmember $25 Registration deadline: November 17, 2009 If you’re feeling frustrated with the progress in your job search then it is time to re-evaluate your campaign and make some adjustments. Join this highly interactive discussion to learn some of the common mistakes made during the job search process and how to re-invigorate your campaign. |
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NYSSA’s Career Development Committee presents Federal Careers Day II: Opportunities for Financial Professionals Date/Time: October 30, 2009 | Click here for session breakdown. Fees: Members Only | $25 Registration deadline: October 27, 2009 Treasury’s new Office of Financial Stability, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and even the Federal Bureau of Investigation are actively recruiting financial professionals. At this seminar, meet recruiters that regulate or analyze financial activities or investigate financial crimes. |
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NYSSA’s Career Development Committee presents Author Series: Making Sense of the Dollar Date/Time: November 23, 2009 | 5:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Fees: Member Free | Nonmember $25 Registration deadline: November 18, 2009 Marc Chandler explains how the Chinese are buying U.S. government bonds which results in support for the dollar with an underlying sense of possible catastrophe that would be larger than the recent financial crisis. The foreign exchange markets have been given little attention in the training of financial professionals, most of whom view these markets with a very limited understanding. All of this makes Marc Chandler’s presentation and book especially important. |
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NYSSA’s Career Development Committee presents Career Chat: Opportunities in Fixed Income Date/Time: November 16, 2009 | 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Fee: Member Free | Nonmember $25 Registration deadline: November 12, 2009 Join us as the distinguished market practitioners on our panel share their perspectives on trends, concerns, opportunities and challenges in investments and employment in this essential asset class. |
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NYSSA’s Career Development Committee presents Friday Career Coffee: Career Plans That Lead to Successful Futures Date/Time: December 4, 2009 | 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Price: Member Free | Nonmember $25 Registration Deadline: December 1, 2009 Successful careers are not a matter of luck but a matter of careful career planning. Every successful career professional needs to create a strategic career plan (short-term and long-term). In these current “employee at will” and “chaotic job market” conditions, we are all the captains of our own career fate. All attendees will have the opportunity to work together and with career expert Beverly Daniel, MS, MBA, on making certain that we proactively plan and manage our own careers, so that six months, a year, or five years from now, each one of us will be empowered to take charge of our own career plan to become more successful! |
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NYSSA’s Institutional Asset Management Committee presents Asset Allocation in a Time of Crisis Date/Time: November 18, 2009 | 5:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Price: Member $75 | Nonmember $115 Registration Deadline: November 13, 2009 Credit: 1 CE/CPE Institutional investors, just like the rest of us, have suffered through one of the worst periods in the markets in modern financial times. How has this affected their asset allocation outlook and decision-making process on a look-forward basis? Join us as our panel of institutional investors and consultants address topics such as portable alpha and LDI, and strategic vs. tactical allocation. |
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NYSSA’s Career Development and Private Wealth Management Committees present Author Series: The Myth of the Rational Market Date/Time: December 9, 2009 | 5:30 p.m.–7:45 p.m. Fees: Member Free | Nonmember $25 Registration deadline: December 7, 2009 From the randomness of price movements to arbitrage induced equilibrium models, author Justin Fox lays the groundwork for the ascendancy of the efficient market hypothesis. Throughout this highly readable book, a cast of characters is introduced, including their eccentricities, which brings dry statistics alive and make it a worthy addition to your bookshelf. |
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NYSSA’s Value Investing Committee presents Think Twice: Harnessing the Power of Counterintuition Date/Time: November 19, 2009 | 5:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Price: Member $75 | Nonmember $115 Registration Deadline: November 16, 2009 Credit: 1 CE/CPE In this compelling book, Michael Mauboussin outlines a disciplined approach to decision-making that will significantly reduce costly mistakes. It involves preparing to encounter common mental traps, recognizing these mistakes in context, and applying the right mental tools to shape better decisions. With practice, you’ll begin to catch poor decision-making—both yours and others’—as it unfolds in front of you. Think Twice gives you a mental toolkit for spotting dangerous decision traps—and making smarter choices in your professional and personal life.
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NYSSA’s Career Development Committee presents Career Chat: Perspectives on a Tumultuous Year from Wall Street Vets Date/Time: December 10, 2009 | 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Fees: Member Free | Nonmember $25 Registration deadline: December 8, 2009 The year 2009 will go down in financial market history as one of the most tumultuous and will likely be compared with 1987, 1973, 1937 and 1929. Where do we go from here and what are the prospects for Wall Street employment? This Career Chat will feature a panel of Wall Street veterans who are well versed in financial markets history and can put recent events into perspective. |
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FEATURED EVENT
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Alternative Investments and Other Wealth Imperatives for 2010 & Beyond Are we in for a period of stability, stagnation, or growth? Whatever your position, you will benefit from a range of insights and thinking. Join us at the Wealth Summit to see what’s ahead in 2010 for sophisticated investors and wealth managers.
Featuring: Abby Joseph Cohen, Senior Investment Strategist, Goldman Sachs Robert Doll, Chief Investment Officer, BlackRock Joel Greenblatt, Author of bestseller, The Little Book That Beats the Market
Who should attend:
High-net-worth investors
Wealth managers
Private bankers
Investment advisors
Portfolio managers
Family office executives
Tax and estate planning experts to the wealthy
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