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Anyone Can Learn to Invest's Webinar Hub
The "Anyone Can Learn to Invest" initiative is aimed at increasing investing literacy among the general public and promoting new financial advisory business models emphasizing low fees and built-in educational opportunities. The initiative is led by The Light Brigade LLC and its founder, Dr. Yuval Bar-Or.
Dr. Yuval Bar-Or is a leading expert in decision-making in the context of risk and an Adjunct Professor at Johns Hopkins University's Carey Business School. He is the author of four books and has lectured extensively in academic and professional settings on the subjects of decision making, risk management, and financial literacy. He holds a Ph.D. in finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Bar-Or is a contributor on Forbes.com. He has been quoted in various media, including The Wall Street Journal, Washingtonian, BusinessWeek, TheStreet.com, Bankrate.com, Investopedia.com, InvestmentNews.com, AdvisorOne.com, The Arizona Republic, FoxBusiness.com, US News & World Report, Treasury & Risk, Morningstar.com, and RIABiz.com.
Investing literacy education; Leadership development; Corporate Social Responsibility
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Thursday, November, 3 2011
7:30 PM to 8:30 PM (Eastern Time)
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The Passive Investor's Game Plan Part II: Asset Allocation and Risk Tolerance
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We will learn about:
1. Asset allocation, including exploration of free online resources, and
2. Risk tolerance and its relevance for the asset allocation decision
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Thursday, September, 8 2011
7:30 PM to 8:30 PM (Eastern Time)
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Financial Advisor Risk
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This session focuses on various ways in which financial advisors add to investing risk for small investors, and how some of that risk can be mitigated. Some of the material may be found in select sections of Chapter 3 in "Play to Prosper: The Small Investor’s Survival Guide."
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Thursday, September, 8 2011
11:30 AM to 12:30 PM (Eastern Time)
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Wall Street Attitudes toward Small Investors
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This session covers much of the material in Chapter 5 of "Play to Prosper: The Small Investor’s Survival Guide." It explains the prevailing attitudes held by financial market professionals, and in particular their dismissive attitudes toward small investors.
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Thursday, September, 1 2011
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM (Eastern Time)
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Play to Prosper - Game Pieces (Stocks, Bonds and Funds)
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This session tracks the material in Chapters 7 and 8 of "Play to Prosper: The Small Investor’s Survival Guide." It serves to explain various financial instruments available to investors (and speculators) in financial markets, including stocks, bonds, and funds.
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Thursday, August, 4 2011
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM (Eastern Time)
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This session addresses the psychological and emotional issues that conspire to make us bad decision makers. The content applies to investing decisions but also to decisions we make in other areas of our lives. Some of the material may be found in Chapter 11 of Play to Prosper: The Small Investor’s Survival Guide.
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Wednesday, July, 27 2011
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM (Eastern Time)
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The following questions will likely be addressed: What is investing? Why are we often our own worst enemy when it comes to investing? Can I invest without an advisor? What does the scientific evidence say regarding passive vs. active investing strategies? What are Wall Street's attitudes toward investors and why should I care?
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