CFA DFW Charterholder Chatter

We speak with Julian Heron about his latest project launching Sovereign Path Fund. We talk about what he learned running a P&L for Global Imaging Solutions, his experience running an RIA, what he would change in the private wealth industry, and the power of people in a service business. Julian Heron is a CFA charterholder and a Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist. He has been in private wealth for 15 years and currently runs Credentialed Wealth Advisors and Sovereign Path Fund. Read more from Julian: Sovereign Path Fund, Julian's LinkedIn Julian's Currently Reading: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand Julian's Music Recommendation: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard ___

Join Us At The Private Wealth Leadership Forum: October 1-2, 2026 | Westin, Las Colinas

CFA Institute and CFA Society Dallas/Fort Worth will convene CIOs, portfolio managers, advisors, and family office leaders for a 1.5-day event exploring how investment strategies are evolving. Attendees will gain practical insights into integrating private markets and alternatives into portfolios, managing liquidity and risk, improving tax efficiency, adapting advisory models amid consolidation and technological change, and guiding clients through liquidity events and generational wealth transitions.

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We speak with Micah Pellerin about what it takes to be a successful start-up founder, how to identify businesses that succeed, and the AI revolution. Micah Pellerin is Senior Development Manager with Microsoft, leading their efforts to build partnerships with high-tech platforms, late-stage start-ups, and independent software vendors. A former NFL athlete, Micah received his MBA from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business. What Micah is Reading Right Now: Poems & Prayers by Matthew McConaughey Micah's Music Recommendation: Pell, and the Voodoo album by D'Angelo ___

Join Us At The Private Wealth Leadership Forum: October 1-2, 2026 | Westin, Las Colinas

CFA Institute and CFA Society Dallas/Fort Worth will convene CIOs, portfolio managers, advisors, and family office leaders for a 1.5-day event exploring how investment strategies are evolving. Attendees will gain practical insights into integrating private markets and alternatives into portfolios, managing liquidity and risk, improving tax efficiency, adapting advisory models amid consolidation and technological change, and guiding clients through liquidity events and generational wealth transitions.

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Member exclusive discount: CFA Society Dallas/Fort Worth members, you can use one of your $40 discounts to this event! Email us at [email protected] for more information.

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We speak with David Blanchette about his career, both in research and in investment management for individual investors. We talk about his public tiff with finfluencer Dave Ramsey, common investment mistakes, some surprising results from his research, and, of course, the only dirty word in finance. David is Head of Retirement Research with Prudential Financial, and a Portfolio Manager for PGIM. He is a CFA charterholder, holds a BBA from the University of Kentucky, MSFS in Financial Services from The American College of Financial Services, an MBA in Analytic Finance from Chicago Booth, and a Ph.D. In Personal Financial Planning from Texas Tech University. What David is Reading Right Now: Your Future Self: How to Make Tomorrow Better Today by Hal Hershfield David's Music Recommendation: "Self Destructor" by Chevelle ___

Join Us At The Private Wealth Leadership Forum: October 1-2, 2026 | Westin, Las Colinas

CFA Institute and CFA Society Dallas/Fort Worth will convene CIOs, portfolio managers, advisors, and family office leaders for a 1.5-day event exploring how investment strategies are evolving. Attendees will gain practical insights into integrating private markets and alternatives into portfolios, managing liquidity and risk, improving tax efficiency, adapting advisory models amid consolidation and technological change, and guiding clients through liquidity events and generational wealth transitions.

Click Here To Register

Member exclusive discount: CFA Society Dallas/Fort Worth members, you can use one of your $40 discounts to this event! Email us at [email protected] for more information.

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We speak with Mark Adams and Joe Sando of Fortuna Funds about their latest project, a hedged bitcoin ETF. We discuss the nature of options, the value of hedging, and their story from idea to ETF launch. Mark is a Co-Founder and CIO of Fortuna Funds, an ETF manager specializing in alternative strategies for traditional asset classes. Previously, Mark spent 23 years with Warrington Asset Management as a portfolio manager. He holds an MBA from SMU's Cox School of Business and a BSBA from Washington University in St. Louis. What Mark is Reading Right Now: Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane! By David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker. Mark's Music Recommendation: Foo Fighters, Clipse's "Let God Sort 'Em Out" Read More from Fortuna: Fortuna Funds Website, Mark's LinkedIn, Joe's LinkedIn

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Episode 65: Building Tomorrow's Advisor with Martin Tarlie

We speak with Martin Tarlie about his research and work building Nebo, an award-winning fintech for goals-based investing that aligns financial plans with investment management. We discuss the uniqueness and challenges of goals-based investing, interesting things in the goals-based research, and the future of investing for individuals.

Martin is a CFA charterholder and the Nebo product lead. He spent many years as a quantitative analyst across various firms, including GMO's asset allocation team. He earned his bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Michigan, his PhD in theoretical condensed matter physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and his MBA from the University of Chicago.

What Martin is Reading Right Now: The Bible

Martin's Music Recommendation: Classic Rock: Rolling Stones, The Who, Pink Floyd, Southern Rock

Read More from Martin: GMO's Website, Martin's LinkedIn, Martin's SSRN

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Episode 64: Hacking Good Luck with Christian Busch

We speak with Christian Busch about his work in the science of serendipity and how we can cultivate good luck in our own lives. We talk about his journey as a boy in Germany to his current role as an internationally best-selling author and professor at USC Marshall School of Business.

Christian is author of the bestselling book, The Serendipity Mindset: The Art and Science of Creating Good Luck which has been translated into a dozen languages. He holds a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics, was former Director of NYU's Global Economy Program, and is a member of the WEF's Expert Forum.

What Christian is Reading Right Now: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

Christian's Music Recommendation: "Beautiful Day" by U2.

Read More from Christian: LinkedIn, Serendipity Mindset Website

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We speak with Sasha Lund about her book, The Rising Role of Women in Family Offices and Family Businesses. We discuss the advantage of speaking multiple languages (she speaks 11!), what pulled her into the family office world, the challenges women face in business families, common misconceptions about family offices, and the importance of values in family businesses.

Sasha Lund is a Schulze-award winning researcher, author, and founder of Core Values Consulting, a consultancy designed to guide business families through multi-generational continuity and longevity. She is a global NEXUS member, a senator for the World Business Angel's Forum, and was former managing director for One Million Children, an NGO dedicated to the empowerment and education of refugee children.

Shasha has been published in Forbes Italia, Robb Report, Diplomatic World, International Family Office Journal, and many others. She holds a degree from King's College London in Modern Foreign Languages with Education and Film.

What Sasha is Reading Right Now: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

Sasha's Music Recommendation: "Run to the Hills" by Iron Maiden

Read More from Sasha: Sasha's Website, Core Values Consulting Website, LinkedIn

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We speak with Michaela Berglund about her journey as a young girl from Uppsala, Sweden to her role founding FemInvest, a female-oriented ecosystem including a Venture Capital fund, a membership network with over 50,000 members, and a magazine. She also hosts the FemInvest podcast – all places where she encourages women entrepreneurs across the Nordics.

Michaela has a background in marketing, television, and board membership, and she holds degrees in French from Halmstead University, Marketing and Management from Uppsala University, and she studied law at Stockholm University.

Some Links Discussed in the Show:

• The Exit Gap
• Investors Preferred Pitches Presented by Male Entrepreneurs
• VC Sterotypes About Men and Women Aren't Supported by Performance Data

What Michaela is Reading Right Now: Patriot by Alexei Navalny

Michaela's Music Recommendation: "Kite" by Benjamin Ingrosso

Read More from Michaela: FemInvest Podcast; FemInvest Sweden; Michaela's LinkedIn

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We speak with Michael A Gayed, CFA about his journey in the business from watching his father trade, to his market research, to launching products of his own. We discuss the nature of risks, the market today, and the biggest mistakes professional investors make.

Michael A. Gayed is publisher of the The Lead-Lag Report, He also runs the Lead Lag report podcast where he interviews the top names in investing and economics.

Michael is a 5x winner of the Dow and NAAIM Founder's award for his research, including "Leverage for the Long Run: A Systematic Approach to Managing Risk and Magnifying Returns in Stocks" and "Lumber, Worth Its Weight in Gold: Offense and Defense in Active Portfolio Management". He has a BS with a double major in Finance & Management from NYU Stern School of Business, and he is a CFA Charterholder.

What Michael is Reading Right Now: The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury

Read More from Michael: Seeking Alpha, Lead-Lag Media, on X and LinkedIn

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We speak with Dr Gregg Robins about his journey from a young musician living in the Bronx to finding himself at the center of major geopolitical events, including the fall of the Soviet Union and the formation of the Euro. We discuss his time at Oxford, his years in Moscow, and his thinking on the family office world.

Gregg Robins runs Robins Advising, a family-office consulting firm based in Geneva, Switzerland. Prior to Robins Advising, he ran the UBS in Moscow and opened the first UBP office in Moscow. Gregg has taught and lectured at leading business schools, including the Executive MBA programs with the NYU Stern school of business, and the New Economic School in Moscow. He was elected Teacher of the Year by his MBA students at NYU Stern in 2006.

Gregg holds a BA in Economics from Rice University. He was awarded a Marshall Scholarship to attend Oxford University, where he received a Masters and Doctorate, with specialty in Finance and Russian and Eastern European Studies. He is a Dean's Fellow with Said Business School at Oxford.

What Gregg is Reading Right Now: Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race that will Change the World by Parmy Olson

Gregg's Music Recommendation: "A Bar Song" by Shaboozy

Read More from Gregg: Robins Advising Website; on LinkedIn

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