Stephen Foerster

I just published Is DJT Stock Just a Donald Trump Hot Air Balloon? link.medium.com/tRx0tKWBEIb

I believe that one of the most important skills is critical thinking, and looking at an issue from different perspectives. For example, on the topic of ESG investing, I'd encourage everyone to read the opinion pages from both a right-leaning newspaper lik…lnkd.in/g_iJVrrV

Now that the Ivey Business School at Western University Women in Asset Management (WAM) program is in its second year we’ve had a chance to reconnect with some of our WAM 2022 alumnae, at networking events as well as informal in-person coffee chats. It’s…lnkd.in/g6kQBb5T

Here’s my latest investing blog, a “101” basics all about GenAI from a potential investing perspective. This isn’t a bait-click “10 Generative AI Stocks You Should Own.” Rather, I discuss: ·      What is ChatGPT, and why all the hy…lnkd.in/gjyc89Cj lnkd.in/gR9NpSbr

My blog today is in memory of Harry Markowitz, an intellectual giant who shaped the investment industry, and who passed away a few days ago at age 95. Andrew Lo and I owe the existence of our book, In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfol…lnkd.in/gbp7vJqA lnkd.in/gHsCQjCe

I'm excited to share that my book with Andrew Lo, In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio, is now available in both Chinese complex (Chinese Times Publishing Company) and Korean (Bookon, Korea Investment Education Research Institute). The book is also availab…lnkd.in/g9953Maa

We were very excited to wrap-up the in-class portion of our Ivey Business School at Western University Women in Asset Management 2023 program lnkd.in/g6S33PaQ. During the past month we've transformed these 41 exceptional women who have now acquired…lnkd.in/gAuAzJiC

Here's some interesting analysis of the college network of pioneers (and their influencers) featured in our book In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio. #investing lnkd.in/g_95Z9zx

My latest Perfect Portfolio Investing blog addresses the topic of the latest debt-ceiling crisis by reviewing history, making the case that the U.S. is already a serial defaulter. I explain why it matters if the U.S. defaults once…lnkd.in/gxkvk28H lnkd.in/g7_tSxmJ

We’re delighted to have BCI as a new sponsor this year. Our students will now be learning about asset management through their summer internships in Victoria, Toronto, and Montreal. lnkd.in/er-674-A

We were delighted to have representatives from PSP Investments join us at the Ivey Business School at Western University Women in Asset Management program. Our students learned about the Canadian and worldwide public pension fund landscape. We're proud to…lnkd.in/gN6eh4Tg

We were delighted to have Chris Tambakis, CEO of Adgar Canada, join us at the Ivey Business School at Western University Women in Asset Management program to talk about commercial real estate as an important asset class. #womeninbusiness lnkd.in/gSWpnDHw

Today we were excited to welcome 42 students into the Ivey Business School at Western University Women in Asset Management program. This is our 2nd cohort, up from 33 last year, and we welcome 3 students from McGill. These energetic, bright women will be…lnkd.in/gSpfqRzM

Here's your quote of the day, from Bill Sharpe. He was asked to comment on a fact sheet (since amended) fo the $1.5b Clifford Enhanced Lending Fund, that showed a Sharpe ratio of greater than 10 and a beta of zero. Remember, there's no such thing as a fre…lnkd.in/gVxZbyen

Here's your quote of the day, from Bill Sharpe. He was asked to comment on a fact sheet (since amended) fo the $1.5b Clifford Enhanced Lending Fund, that showed a Sharpe ratio of greater than 10 and a beta of zero. Remember, there's no such thing as a fre…lnkd.in/gfujpJaD

Here's my quote of the day, about the audit failure at SVB two weeks before its collapse. Repeat after me: "Bond prices move inversely with yields…" #audit #banks #bankrun lnkd.in/gPu5XHVe

We were excited to kick-off the 2023 Ivey Women in Asset Management Pre-Program Weekend, with 42 exceptional young women. Moreover, we were thrilled to have our first alumnae panel. Special thanks to our WAM 2022 panelist, Katie McCarter, Sanskriti Pundir…lnkd.in/gH3mU-wD

What causes bank runs? There's a delightful anecdote in the book The Panic of 1907 by @Bob_Bruner and Sean Carr: "In the mid-1980s, a long line in from of a Hong Kong pastry shop adjacent to a bank triggered a bank run. Depositors assumed that the line w…lnkd.in/g5FkiXsU

Here's the best banking description of all time, by George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart) in It's a Wonderful Life: “You’re thinking about this all wrong, as if I have the money back in a safe. The money’s not here. Well your money’s in Jo…lnkd.in/gjb8epTy lnkd.in/gu2xsa6K

If you're part of the start-up community, please join me as part of a panel discussion on the fallout from SVB's collapse hosted by Altitude Accelerator, Friday, March 17 at 12:30pm ET. lnkd.in/gJnE_NjZ