December Newsletter
BSU, BYU-Idaho, College of Idaho, ISU and NNU competing in 2019 Research Challenge
We are excited to have Boise State University, BYU-Idaho, College of Idaho, Idaho State University and Northwest Nazarene University competing in the 2019 Research Challenge. Stefano Gaggini, the Investor Relations Manager for Schnitzer Steel, made a presentation at the kickoff meeting on November 1. Teams' reports will be due by February 15 and presentations will be the week of February 26 at Boise State University. We thank Schnitzer Steel for agreeing to be the subject of this year's challenge.

This year's mentors are:
  • BSU: Kevin Jones
  • BYU-Idaho: Skye Root
  • College of Idaho: Molly Guenther
  • ISU: Travis Stright
  • NNU: Ryan Morris

This year's judges will again be:
  • Ted Kunz
  • Paul Stewart
  • Steve White

Last year, 5,700 students from 1,100 universities in 85 countries participated in the Research Challenge. Click here for more information.

To learn more about the Research Challenge, reach out to Skye Root.
10 tickets are still available for holiday social
10 tickets are still available for our 2018 holiday social at the Idaho Steelheads hockey game on Wednesday, December 12. This is one of our best events of the year and we hope that you can join us. We will gather in a suite at CenturyLink Arena to enjoy a catered meal while we watch the Steelheads play the Kansas City Mavericks. The suite opens at 6:30 p.m. and the game begins at 7:10 p.m. Access to the suites is through the lobby of the Grove Hotel, and Paul Stewart and Greg Sweeney will be in the lobby starting at 6:30 p.m. handing out tickets.
Join us for our annual economic forecast on January 17
We hope that you will be able to join us for our annual economic forecast on January 17. The speaker will be John Tousley, CFA, Managing Director and Chief Market Strategist at Goldman Sachs. The event will be held on the top floor of the Zions Bank building in downtown Boise. Cocktails will be served beginning at 6 p.m. and the dinner will start at 7 p.m. You will receive a formal invitation with parking information soon.
Questions about Uber and Facebook on tap in Finance Forecasting Challenge
Questions about Uber and Facebook will go live next week in the Finance Forecasting Challenge hosted by the CFA Societies of the Western US. Based on the principles of the popular book "Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction," this challenge is your opportunity to see if you r own forecasts are on par with experts from throughout the finance industry. 600 forecasters from societies from throughout the Central and Western United States and Canada are participating. The challenge is still open to new sign-ups, and the sooner you start forecasting, the better your feedback will be. The current questions are at http://gjopen.com/cfa_western  and you can sign up here: http://goodjudgment.com/cfa/
Calendar
December 12: Steelheads holiday party (details above)
January 17: Annual economic forecast dinner (details above)
Week of February 26: Research Challenge presentations
Links
Discounts on Kaplan Schweser test prep materials
Kaplan Schweser is offering discounts of up to 15% for CFA exam materials purchased through this link. Please share it with anyone you know that is planning to take any of the CFA exams next year.