Thursday, October 5, 2023
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. – Check in
Hyatt Regency McCormick, Hyatt Conference Center
12:30 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. – Opening Remarks
Hyatt Regency McCormick, first floor, Hyatt Conference Center, Ballroom
Dr. Tarek Zaher, Professor of Finance/Co-Founder and Managing Director of SMIFC, Scott College of Business, Indiana State University
Dr. Terry Daugherty, Dean, Scott College of Business, Indiana State University
Session 1: 12:50 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. – Panel Discussion
Hyatt Regency McCormick, first floor, Hyatt Conference Center, Ballroom
Madeline Hume, CFA, Morningstar
Neha Shah, CFA, Associate Director Federal Reserve Bank of New York (in Chicago)
Grant Podolski, CFA, CAIA, LGIM America
Blake Shaffer, CFA, Jones Lang Lasalle
Session 2: 2:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. – Corporate Connection
Hyatt Regency McCormick, first floor, Hyatt Conference Center, Ballroom
2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. – Visit to Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Transportation on your own.
2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. – Visit to Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE)
Transportation on your own.
Session 3: 4:45 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. — SMIFC Teams Poster Session Competition
Hyatt Regency McCormick, first floor, Hyatt Conference Center, Ballroom
4:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. – Poster Session Judges Evaluation Visit
5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. – Poster Session Students Visit
5:15 p.m. - 5:40 p.m. – Poster Session Judges Meeting
Session 4: 5:40 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – SMIFC Partners Meeting
Hyatt Regency McCormick, first floor, Hyatt Conference Center, Grand-Park Room
Agenda
- SMIFC Journal
- SMIFC Regional Meetings
- Additional Sponsorships
- Recommendations for program changes
- SMIFC Database
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. – Dinner
Hyatt Regency McCormick, first floor, Hyatt Conference Center, Grand-Park Room
Ano Glonti, MS, Founder and CEO, TradeUpToWallStreet LLC
Derek Horstmeyer, PhD, Co-Founder and Director of GMU Student Managed Investment Fund, Director, Financial Planning and Wealth Management, George Mason University
Friday, October 6, 2023
Session 5: 9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. – Why Technical Analysis Improves the Investment Process
Hyatt Regency McCormick, first floor, Hyatt Conference Center, Ballroom
Tyler Wood, CMT, Managing Director, CMT Association
9:50 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. – Break
Session 6: 10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. — BlackRock for Universities: Empowering the next generation of investment professionals
Hyatt Regency McCormick, first floor, Hyatt Conference Center, Ballroom
Oscar D. Pulido, CFA, Managing Director of Product Strategy for the Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions (MASS) and a member of the MASS Executive Committee at BlackRock
Hope Collins, Models Infrastructure Team, Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions (MASS), BlackRock
Rodney E. Lake, Vice Dean for Undergraduate Programs, Director, GW Investment Institute at The George Washington University.
10:50 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. – Break
Session 7: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. – Usage of CBOE’s Proprietary Derivatives Products
Hyatt Regency McCormick, first floor, Hyatt Conference Center, Ballroom
Matt Moran, Head of Index Insights, CBOE Options Institute
Kathy Nguyen, Director of Product Marketing, CBOE Global Markets
Session 8: 12:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. – Lunch, and Announcement of Competition’s Awards
Hyatt Regency McCormick, first floor, Hyatt Conference Center, Ballroom
Poster Session Competition Awards: Sponsored by CMT Association.
Financial Analysis Competition Awards: Sponsored by Indiana State University
Competition winners will be announced, and awards distributed followed by a short presentation by the winning teams
Robert A. J. Patton, CEO & Founder, 548 Enterprise
Session 9: 1:30 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. – TRUST Me: Trust Administration in the 21st Century
Hyatt Regency McCormick, first floor, Hyatt Conference Center, Ballroom
Nathan W. Beemster, Vice President and Senior Regional Trust Consultant, Charles Schwab Trust Company of Delaware
2:20 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. – Break
Session 10: 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. – Impact of Recent Economic Changes on Prices of Securities
Hyatt Regency McCormick, first floor, Hyatt Conference Center, Ballroom
Andrew Opdyke, CFA, Senior Economist, First Trust
Session 11: 3:30 p.m. - 4:20 p.m. — Pillars of Wealth Management, 13 Topics You Do Not Need to be an Expert in, but You Need to Know of
Hyatt Regency McCormick, first floor, Hyatt Conference Center, Ballroom
Tiffany Dolby, Relationship Manager, Advisor Services Relationship Management, Charles Schwab & Co
4:20 p.m. — Closing Remarks
Hyatt Regency McCormick, first floor, Hyatt Conference Center, Ballroom
Keynote Speaker
Andrew Opdyke, CFA
Senior Economist, First Trust
Andrew is a Senior Economist and a member of the First Trust Economics Team that Bloomberg has ranked as one of the top forecasters of the U.S. economy over the past several years.
At First Trust, Andrew is responsible for analyzing economic indicators, writing economic commentaries and producing articles on the First Trust Economics Blog. Andrew regularly presents economic commentary to financial professionals, CFA Societies, and Financial Planning Association (FPA) chapters across the United States. Andrew also provides research and analysis to Chief Economist Brian Wesbury, Chief Market Strategist Bob Carey, and First Trust CEO Jim Bowen. Cogent’s 2017 Survey of Advisors rated First Trust’s thought leadership material as number one for most read and most shared by financial professionals with colleagues or clients.*
Andrew received an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a BA in Business and Economics from Hope College. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Chicago.
*Cogent Reports conducted an online survey of a representative cross section of 1,078 financial professionals in April through June 2017. Survey participants were required to have an active book of business of at least $5 million and offer investment advice or planning services to individual investors on a fee or transactional basis.
Speakers
Nathan W. Beemster
VP - Senior Regional Trust Consultant, Charles Schwab Trust Company of Delaware
Nathan Beemster is a member of the Trust Company's Trust Services Consulting Team which is responsible for all aspects of trust onboarding and review. In this role, Nathan works closely with investment advisors, estate planning professionals, and trust beneficiaries to establish new trust relationships with Charles Schwab Trust Company of Delaware.
Prior to joining Schwab in 2020, Nathan worked as a Trust Officer for ATG Trust Company in Chicago, Illinois, where he was responsible for administering decedent's estates and irrevocable trusts. He also managed the trust department's tax preparation and IRA administration. Prior to that, Nathan worked as a Trust Associate for FNBC Bank and Trust in Chicago, Illinois, where he worked in all aspects of trust and estate administration.
As an attorney who has solely focused on trusts and estates throughout his law school and professional career, Nathan enjoys discussing and assisting with all areas of the practice, whether it be ordinary concerns or esoteric issues.
Tiffany Dolby
Relationship Manager, Advisor Services Relationship Management, Charles Schwab & Co.
Tiffany Dolby is a Relationship Manager within the Advisor Services organization of Schwab Institutional where she works closely with Registered Investment Advisors. She helps owners grow their business, compete in this market place, and be successful among their peers.
Prior to joining Advisor Services, Tiffany worked as a Branch Manager on the North Shore of Chicago where she was responsible for 8 Financial Advisors and 2 Operational Staff. She was responsible for helping the advisors grow their practice, increase community awareness, and grow & maintain client relationships. Prior to that Tiffany held various roles within the company mainly focusing on leadership, business development, sales and wealth management.
This is Tiffany’s 15th year with Charles Schwab & Co. Her first 10 years were in the southern suburbs of Denver, Colorado, then in 2017 she relocated to Chicago to serve as the North Shore Branch leader and managed the Winnetka and Kenilworth branches.
Tiffany graduated from Purdue University, Krannert School of Management, located in West Lafayette, IN with a degree in economics. She holds the series 7, 63, 66, 9, and 10 financial licenses.
As a native of San Diego, she loves the sun, outdoors, mountains and being near or in a large body of water. Currently, she and her dog Luna can be found walking around Chicago looking for new restaurants & patios.
Madeline Hume, CFA
Senior Research Analyst, Morningstar Research Services LLC
Madeline Hume is a NEXT senior research analyst for Morningstar Research Services LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc. She covers new and emerging asset classes for Morningstar, including cryptocurrencies.
Before assuming her current role in 2021, Hume was a manager research analyst at Morningstar, covering multi-asset strategies.
Hume holds a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Illinois' Gies College of Business. She also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.
Matt Moran
Head of Index Insights, Cboe Global Markets
Matt Moran is Head of Index Insights at Cboe Global Markets. In this role, Moran is focused on the exchange's educational efforts for pension funds, Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs), mutual funds, and other institutional investors. He has traveled to more than 100 cities worldwide to educate investors and deliver financial presentations. Prior to joining Cboe, Moran served as Trust Counsel at Harris Bank and Vice President at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. He is an associate editor of The Journal of Beta Investment Strategies and has written articles for several financial publications, including The Journal of Trading and The Journal of Alternative Investments. Moran holds MBA and JD degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Kathy Nguyen
Director of Product Marketing, Cboe Global Markets
Kathy Nguyen is Director of Product Marketing for Cboe. Based in Chicago, Kathy is responsible for helping market participants discover, adopt, and increase usage of Cboe’s proprietary derivatives products through innovative marketing programs and campaigns.
Grant Podolski, CFA, CAIA
Blake Shaffer, CFA
Director, Capital Markets, Jones Lang Lasalle
Neha Shah, CFA
Associate Director, Federal Reserve Bank of New York (in Chicago)
Tyler Wood, CMT
Managing Director, CMT Association
Tyler Wood serves as Managing Director of CMT Association with the aim of elevating investors’ mastery and skill in mitigating market risk and maximizing return in capital markets through a rigorous credentialing process, professional ethics, and continuous education. He is a seasoned business executive focused on educational technology for the financial services industry. Since 2011, Tyler has presented the tools of technical analysis around the world to investment firms, regulators, exchanges, and broker-dealers.
Tyler is a familiar voice to many as the co-host of Fill the Gap: the official podcast of the CMT Association and a regular guest in University classrooms through the Academic Partner Program. Tyler is also the co-founder of GoNoGo Charts, a data visualization tool that simplifies market analysis to remove emotional bias from investment decisions.
Prior to joining the CMT Association, Tyler worked in management consulting and publishing. As an executive manager over the past 20 years, he has managed product, brand communications, and sales teams to drive top-line revenue growth for public, private, and non-profit entities.
When he is not immersed in markets, Tyler is hiking the Adirondacks with his family or playing percussion for various bands along the east coast. Tyler graduated from Macalester College and received his MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.
Moderators
Dr. Terry Daugherty
Dean, Scott College of Business, Indiana State University
Daugherty earned his B.A. at Western Kentucky University, his M.A. at the University of Alabama, and his Ph.D. at Michigan State University.
He was a postdoctoral fellow at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management. After that, he went to the University of Texas at Austin as an assistant professor in the Department of Advertising. He started at the University of Akron in 2009 where he served on the faculty and in various administrative capacities, including department chair and assistant dean.
Daugherty’s scholarship is focused on examining consumer psychology and persuasion within digital marketing and advertising. He theorizes and empirically tests how individual characteristics and media properties influence cognitive processing and consumer behavior.
Dr. Jin Park
Chairperson - Accounting, Finance, and Insurance and Risk Management (AFIRM), Scott College of Business, Indiana State University
Dr. Jin Park joined the Scott College of Business in fall 2009 and has been the chair of Accounting, Finance, Insurance and Risk Management Department since March 2019. He teaches classes relating to risk management, property and liability insurance, and employee benefits. His research areas of interest include asset-liability management, performance, and organizational efficiency. He has awarded Best in Track Award three years in a row (2007 – 2009) at Academy of Finance. He earned his Ph.D. from Temple University, Philadelphia, PA in 2003, and was an assistant professor (2003-2009) at Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL.
Dr. Tarek Zaher
Professor of Finance, Scott College of Business, Indiana State University
Tarek Zaher has held a number of professional positions with the industry and provided consulting services to a number of international institutions including the World Bank, the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan, and the Academy for Educational Development in the United States and the Ministry of Work in Dubai. He has also offered a number of seminars in investment and international financial management at a number of institutions around the world.
Dr. Zaher is SMIFC Managing Director and Co-founder and Co-Advisor of the Investment Club at Indiana State University. He also manages and supervises other international portfolios for individuals and institutions. Dr. Zaher’s research has been published in numerous prestigious professional and scholarly journals, including the Journal of Financial Research and Journal of Banking and Finance. Dr. Zaher received three research awards from professional conferences and one research certificate of excellence. He was also recognized by the Scott College of Business as the winner of the faculty research award in 2002 and the winner of the exemplary service award in 2004.