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CFA Society of Iowa, Inc.

 CFA Society of Iowa, Inc.

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The CFA Society of Iowa, Inc. was founded in 1965 to foster the interchange of information and opinions among investment professionals, to encourage a high standard of ethics and sound professional standards of investment management and research, and to enhance professional knowledge and skills.

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 Save The Date!

The CFA Society of IA will once again host a New Charterholder Reception to recognize those who have passed any level of the CFA Exam series and those who have recently earned their CFA charters.  This year’s event will run from 4:30pm-7pm, on Thursday, Nov. 20th, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Urbandale.  More details will be sent closer to time, but in the meantime, please mark your calendars for the event. 

 

We encourage all members to attend and show their support for our newest professional colleagues.  Congratulations those who’ve successfully passed part of the exam this year!

 

CFA Scholarships Available - Deadline December 15

The CFA Society of Iowa is pleased to offer ten scholarships to candidates for the Spring 2009 CFA Exam to be held in June.  The scholarships cover all but $220 of the registration and enrollment fee for the exam. Scholarships will be awarded based on need, commitment to the profession, potential for membership in the CFA Society of Iowa, academic excellence and relevant work experience.  Applications can be found at www.cfaiowa.org under the CFA Program tab.

Submit the full application to education@cfaiowa.org.  

 Here is the application that should be put on the tab called CFA Program.  It should be with scholarship information. 

Application Form

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 CFA Society of Iowa By Laws

 
 

 Annual Report

 
 

 Upcoming Events

Title
Speaker
Start Time
New Charterholder Reception 2Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
11/20/2008 4:30 PM
LuncheonUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
James Ware, Focus Consulting Group, Inc.12/17/2008 11:30 AM
LuncheonUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Bob Curran, Fitch Ratings1/14/2009 11:30 AM
LuncheonUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Charles L. Evans, President, Chicago Fed2/11/2009 11:30 AM
LuncheonUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Stacey Mariono, CFA, CAIA, State Street Global Advisors3/11/2009 11:30 AM
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 Previous Presenters

September 2008 - Charles Gabriel
     Capital Alpha Partners
May 2008 - Steve Moyer
     Tennenbaum Capital

April 2008 - Kevin Kliesen
     
St. Louis Federal Reserve
March 2008 - David Sokol
     MidAmerican Energy Holdings

February 2008
- Andy Platt
     Norwest Equity Partners
January 2008 - Jim Paulsen,
     Wells Capital Management 
December 2007 - Tom Osborne,
     University of Nebraska at Lincoln 
November 2007 - Dennis Goldford,
     Drake University

October 2007
- Phil Galdi,
    
Merrill Lynch Presentation
September 2007
- Philippe Comer,
    
Barclay's Global

 Who is CFA Institute?

CFA Institute is a global, nonprofit member organization of financial analysts, portfolio managers, and other investment professionals.

 Contact Us

Laurie Mardis, CFA - President
WB Capital
(515) 224-2719
president@cfaiowa.org


Phelps Hoyt, CFA - Vice President
Principal Global Investors
(515) 235-1772
vicepresident@cfaiowa.org


Kevin Freese – Treasurer
Wells Fargo Financial
(515)-557-8267
treasurer@cfaiowa.org

Allen Goody, CFA - Secretary/
     Networking
WB Capital
(515) 224-2768
secretary@cfaiowa.org

Sasha Kamper, CFA,
     At-Large
Principal Global Investors
(515) 248-2046
kamper.sasha@principal.com

Laura Beebe, CFA, At-Large
FBL Financial
(515) 225-4644
Laura.beebe@fblfinancial.com

Eric Lohmeier, CFA, At-Large
NCP Inc.
(515) 244-8120
elohmeier@ncpinconline.com

Russ Rowley, CFA, At-Large
Principal GLobal Investors
(515) 246-7533
rowley.russ@principal.com

Dan Laird, CFA,
     Past President
FHLB of Des Moines
515) 281-1151
dlaird@fhlbdm.com

Lowell & Linda Bowden
Administrators
lb50009@gmail.com

Advocacy
president@cfaiowa.org

Program
programming@cfaiowa.org

CFA Courses
University Liaison
Scholarship 
education@cfaiowa.org

Membership
membership@cfaiowa.org