Author Archives: Susan Hoover, JD
Susan Hoover was the editor of Connexions, the CFA Society Leader newsletter, and the digital editor of Enterprising Investor at CFA Institute. Prior to CFA Institute, Hoover worked for McCallum & Kudravetz, PC, and the US Department of the Navy in real estate and labor law. Hoover earned the CFA Institute Investment Foundations™ Certificate and holds a BA degree from Lehigh University and a JD degree from the Washington College of Law, American University.Muhammad Yunus on Merging Charity with a Business Engine
Muhammad Yunus says that empowering entrepreneurs can create social businesses to eliminate poverty. Read More
Overcoming the Economic God Complex
How can economic forecasters improve when they have little incentive to do any better? Behavioral economist Tim Harford thinks financial professionals need help overcoming a God complex. Read More
4 Lessons from Iceland for Surviving a Financial Crisis
Halla Tomasdottir cofounded Audur Capital in the year before Iceland’s massive financial crisis. She credits the survival of her firm to four key values. Read More
The Irrational Mind and Saving for the Future — How can Advisers Help?
Professor Dan Ariely believes the financial profession has an opportunity to reinvent itself, addressing cognitive biases in a way that can be beneficial for advisers and their clients. Read More
Lord Adair Turner Cites Technology as a Driver of Inequality
The shift towards a high-tech, high-touch economy could strain real asset prices and threaten financial stability, according to Lord Adair Turner. Read More
