Annual Forecast Dinner

This annual gala attracts over 300+ Connecticut Area investment industry professionals to share an evening of good cheer and great discussion centered on important issues in the world of financial services. Guests enjoy cocktails, a delicious meal, vast networking opportunities, and prominent speakers at the centrally located Connecticut Convention Center.

Don’t miss the region’s premier event for investment management professionals. 

2024 | Global Market Outlook


On February 29, 2024 CFA Society Hartford hosted the Annual Forecast Dinner for a Global Economic Forecast with keynote speaker David Bianco, CFA. 
Presentation Materials
Keynote Speaker

David Biaco

David Bianco, CFA

Chief Investment Officer

DWS Investments

Past Forecast Events

2023

Global Market Outlook

2022

Risk & Opportunities

  • Keynote speaker Russ Kosterich, Managing Director, BlackRock
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2021 

Capital Markets Observations and Expectations

2020   

Through the Global Looking Glass: Markets in 2020

2019   

The Real News About the US Economy

2018 

Investing in 2018 and Beyond: A Guide to the Markets

  • Keynote Speaker Dr. David Kelly, CFA, Managing Director, Chief Global Strategist, J.P. Morgan Asset Management
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2017 

A New Path: The Growth & Reflation Trade

  • The Future of Hartford, Luke Bronin, Mayor of Hartford
  • Opening Remarks, Paul Smith, CFA, President & CEO, CFA Institute
  • Keynote Speaker, Douglas Coté, CFA, Chief Market Strategist, VOYA, Investment Management
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2016 

Forecast by Robert Doll

  • Keynote Speaker Robert C. Doll, CFA, Chief Equity Strategist, Senior, Portfolio Manager, Nuveen Asset Management
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2015 

World Macro Outlook

  • Keynote Speaker, Jurrien Timmer, Director of Global Macro for Fidelity Management & Research Company

2014 

Fed-pho-bi-a

  • Keynote Speaker, Dan Roberts, PhD, Chief Investment Officer of MacKay Shields

2013 

The Outlook for 2013:  Living in the Age of Financial Repression

  • Keynote Speaker, Mark W. Yusko - CEO & Chief Investment Officer, Morgan Creek Capital