Investing for financial freedom with data and statistical reasoning

Details: This talk reviews the fundamental academic research literature in financial economics, distilling key findings with rigor while debunking suboptimal investing decisions. It draws on decades of empirical research and statistical analysis with the aim of guiding how to think about sound investing.

Audience Takeaway: Attendees will gain a practical, research-based approach to assessing investments, interpreting risk, and making choices that support long-term financial independence, informed by decades of published financial studies.

Zoom: This is a hybrid event. To attend online, join us on Zoom here at 6pm:
https://iit-edu.zoom.us/j/87434065239?pwd=mK8gkDO6FTL2NBCXrgnViDwVJU14YT.1

Meeting ID: 874 3406 5239
Passcode: 826532

Sponsor: Tegus by AlphaSense will provide the meeting site, as well as pizza and soft drinks for the onsite participants.

• Address: 200 N. LaSalle Street. Suite 1100. Chicago, IL 60601
• Tegus by AlphaSense's Overview: Tegus by AlphaSense is the leading market intelligence platform for key decision makers. We power some of the world’s most well-respected institutional investors, corporations, and consultancies through the largest and most comprehensive database of primary and market information. Our products and services enable clients to discover unmatched insights and answers to the most challenging questions they face to help them make better informed decisions. We are an end-to-end investment intelligence and research platform that modernizes the research processes. With an ecosystem that combines at-cost, on-demand expert calls with a 55K+ transcript library; quantitative financial workflows that streamline research across company disclosures, management presentations, earnings calls and filings; and 4K+ fully-drivable financial models and company benchmarking data, including every KPI and comparison that matters, Tegus by AlphaSense enables investors to move faster, gather deep research and surface high-quality insights to drive better decisions. The company serves customers worldwide, including investment analysts, portfolio managers and key decision makers across public and private businesses in markets of all sizes.
• Logistics: To access the Tegus by AlphaSense building, we require first and last names of those who RSVP'd by Mar 18. Attendees will then present their IDs when they arrive at the front desk (right when they enter the building). They will be sent up in the elevator to the 11th floor where we will be.