Every one of us is being impacted in one form or another by the COVID-19 epidemic, and we're sure these last few weeks have been quite stressful. Even though many of us are working from home and practicing social distancing, there are many ways our community can stay engaged and informed. One of the benefits of professional organizations is that they help you to stay connected to your colleagues through tumultuous times. As the new and ever-changing normal sets in, CFA Society Boston would like to remind our members that we are here for you with resources to help you manage through these trying times. New resources are added daily!

Teleworking Resources

• "Tips for Working Outdoor Vibes Into a Work-From-Home Routine", Ernie Smith, Associations Now
• "Networking in the Age of Social Distancing: Seven Timeless Strategies", Sameer, CFA, CFA Institute Enterprising Investor
• "8 smart ways to keep networking while you’re stuck at home", Megan Burke Roudebush, The Fast Company
• "Work from Home Strategies from a 30-year veteran", Paula Batt, LinkedIn Blog
• Productivity and Time Management, CFA Institute
• "4 expert tips to help you brainstorm while you’re working remotely", Wade Foster-Zapie, Fast Company
• "5 Tips to Stay Healthy While Working Remotely", Julie Davis, Achurch Consulting
• "How to Keep the Party Crashers from Crashing Your Zoom Event", Zoom
• "9 Tips To Be Productive When Working At Home During COVID-19," Bryan Robinson, Forbes
• "20 Tips for Working From Home", Jill Duffy, PCMag 
• "HOW TO WORK FROM HOME WITHOUT LOSING YOUR MIND: No matter why you're WFH, snack breaks and boundaries are your friends." Brian Barrett, Wired 
• “Top 15 Tips to Effectively Manage Remote Employees”, Forbes Coaches Council, Forbes
• "If you're working from home, here's exactly how to collaborate across teams and improve your remote meetings", Weng Cheong, Business Insider
• “Five Essential Tools for Your Remote Toolkit”, Ernie Smith, Associations Now
• "Why this is a critical time for working moms”, Caroline Fairchild, Working Together Newsletter, LinkedIn
• “Eight Ways To Stay Healthy During Coronavirus Social Distancing”, Rasheeda Childress, Associations Now

Video Conferencing Resources

• "Zoom User Guide- Audience" CFA Institute
• "How to Look Your Best When Videoconferencing", Rasheeda Childress, Associations Now
• "The Ultimate Guide to Remote Meetings", Slack
• "ZOOM FAQ" CFA Society New York
• "Top Zoom Tips for Better Videoconferencing in a Locked-Down World", Jill Duffy, PC Digital Magazine
• "Top 10 tips for effective video conferencing", Nick Ismail, Information Age
• "Tips For A Better Webinar Experience", Michael Hickey, Associations Now
• "How to Keep the Party Crashers from Crashing Your Zoom Event", Zoom
• "Working Remote? These Are the Biggest Dos and Don'ts of Video Conferencing", Bryan Lovgren, Entrepreneur
• "If you're working from home, here's exactly how to collaborate across teams and improve your remote meetings", Weng Cheong, Business Insider

Finance Industry Articles of Interest

• "Stock Rally Tempered by China Tensions; Oil Rises: Markets Wrap", Claire Ballentine and Vildana Hajric, Bloomberg, 5/25/2020, Updated 5/26/2020
• "5 Ways This Crisis Is Changing Venture Capital Investment Strategy", Peter Das, Entrepreneur, 5/25/2020
• "The Case for More Female Financial Advisors", Sheila Jelinek, CRPC, Suzanne Norman, CIMA, MIchelle Richter, Millman White Paper
• "The Day Coronavirus Nearly Broke the Financial Markets", Justin Baer, Wall Street Journal, 5/20/2020
• "Industry’s reaction to the coronavirus could be good news for diversity push", Sophie Baker and Arleen Jacobius, Pension & Investments, 5/18/2020
• "Harvard’s Reinhart and Rogoff Say This Time Really Is Different", Simon Kennedy, Bloomberg, 5/18/2020
• "What did eight weeks and $3 trillion buy the U.S. in the fight against coronavirus?", Howard Schneider, Reuters, 5/18/2020
• "This Economist Sees a ‘Regime Change’ Favoring Stockpickers", Leslie P. Norton, Barron's, 5/15/2
• "Investors Should Brace for Higher Inflation and Lower Returns in 2020s, Bank of America Warns", Christine Idzelis, Institutional Investor, 5/8/2020
• "ESG Investing Shines in Market Turmoil, With Help From Big Tech", Caitlin McCabe, The Wall Street Journal, 5/12/2020
• "Schwab (SCHW) Inks Deal to Acquire Certain Assets of Motif", Zachs Equity Research, 5/8/2020
• "14 Outdated Investing 'Rules' You Don't Need To Follow Anymore", Forbes Finance Council, Forbes 5/4/2020
• "If an Investment Strategy Looks Too Good to Be True, Look under the Hood", Clifford S. Ang, CFA and Merritt Lyon, CFA Institute, 5/4/2020
• "4 Different Ways to Think About Investment Risk", Suzanne McGee, The Wall Street Journal, 5/3/2020
• "Warren Buffett’s Optimistic? Pessimistic? No, Realistic", Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 5/3/2020
• "Estimation Error and the “Fundamental Law of Active Management” Is Quant Fundamentally Flawed?", Richard O. Michaud, David N. Esch, and Robert O. Michaud, New Frontier
• "Investing In Fixed Income Assets in a Recession", Pauline Likos, U.S.News, 4/27/2020
• NEW CFA Institute Survey "Trust in Investment Management More Valuable Than Ever"
• CAIA Report: "The Next Decade of Alternative Investments; From Adolescence to Responsible Citizenship"
• "Safe as houses? Trading from home tests bank defences during crisis", Huy Jones, Thomson Reuters Business News, 4/20/2020
• "Pandemic Turmoil Is Driving Borrowers to Private Credit, JPMorgan Says", Christine Idzelis, Institutional Investor, 4/20/2020
• "Why people consider gold to be a ‘safe haven’ in crises like the coronavirus", Vicky McKeever, CNBC The Beginners Guide to Investing, 4/20/2020
• "What Worked for Private Equity in the Last Downturn", Amy Whyte, Institutional Investor, 4/16/2020
• "Getting the Facts Straight; Are global conditions improving? The answer depends on who you ask and whether they have checked the facts.", Peter M.J. Gross, CFA Institute Blog
• "Now That 60/40 Investing Just Got Even Tougher, How To Pivot", Rob Isbitts, Forbes, 4/13/2020
• "Banks Got Accounting; Relief. Investors May Suffer.", Michael Rapoport, Institutional Investor, 4/13/2020
• "2020 Is The Year That Climate And Investing Come Together", Bradford Dockser, Forbes, 4/13/2020
• "Inflation to Slow to 0.9% by end 2020; Kiplinger’s latest forecast on inflation", David Payne, Kiplinger, 4/10/2020
• "The Asset Class That’s Not Getting Crushed by Coronavirus", Amy Whyte, Institutional Investor, 4/09/2020
• "If You Used This Hedging Strategy, You’d Be Sleeping at Night Right Now", Julie Segal, Institutional Investor, 4/8/2020
• "Some plans already taking action on risk, liquidity", James Comtois, Pensions & Investments, 4/6/2020
• "In a hunt for returns, many investors are buying junk bonds", Tanvir Gill, CNBC, 4/6/2020
• "How To Invest When Unemployment Is Rising", Simon Moore, Forbes, 4/5/2020
• "Investing in Stocks? Balance Sheets Are Everything; A firm financial footing is essential for any prospective investment, especially in the midst of a crisis", Ken Berman, Kiplinger, 4/3/2020
• "Social distancing creates $8 trillion in economic benefits, study says", Chris Morris, Fortune, 3/30/2020
• "8 Best Investment Strategies During A Recession", Wayne Duggan, Benzinga, Yahoo Finance, 3/29/2020
• "Do All Investors Predict Doom? Not Quite.; New research from Greenwich Associates shows a disparity in investor confidence for 2020 performance.", Alicia McElhaney, Institutional Investor, 3/27/2020
• "5 Tips for Retirees Worried about Today’s Market Volatility", Rhian Horgan, Kiplinger, 3/27/2020
• "The Markets the Bailout Forgot; Asset managers call for the Fed to help the municipal bond and securitized credit markets.", Julie Segal, Insitutional Investor, 3/27/2020
• Coronoavirus and Market Volatility Resources, CFA Institute
• "Systemic Risk", CFA Institute-sponsored Systemic Risk Council, 3/25/2020
• "Why long-term investeors should never sell stocks in a panic", Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 3/22/2020
• "Opinion: Investment managers need a new skill in the age of work-from-home: Content creation", Dex McLuskey, Market Watch, 3/23/2020
• "Stock Market Meltdown’s Historic Velocity Bruises Investors", Amrith Ramkumar, The Wallstreet Journal, 3/23/2020
• "Index funds vs. individual stocks: What does the coronavirus market collapse teach us about both investing strategies?", Adam Shell, USA Today, 3/23/2020
• "How to Prepare Your Investment Portfolio For the Next Bull Market", Rob Isbitts, Forbes, 3/22/2020
• "The Novelty of the Coronavirus: What it means for Markets", City A.M, 3/18/2020
• "Improving Investor Behavior: Investing in panic as stock market plunges", Steve Booran, Denver Post, 3/15/2020
• "Under-the-radar trend suggests the US may avoid a recession during the coronavirus crisis", Stephanie Landsman, CNBC, 3/15/2020
• “Fed cuts interest rates to zero percent amid coronavirus fallout”, Sylvan Lane, The Hill 3/15/20
• “Will there be a coronavirus recession?” Romesh Vaitilingham, Chicago Booth Review, 3/13/2020 
• “5 Smart Ways Investors Can Cope With Coronavirus Panic; Putting things into the proper perspective will position your portfolio for success”, Sean Williams, The Motley Fool, 3/9/2020 

Online Educational Resources

• Stocks, Bonds, Bills, and Inflation (SBBI) data set available at the CFA Institute Research Foundation!
• CFA Institute 73rd Virtual Annual Meeting: Navigating New Realities in Today’s Connected Markets- FREE for members!
• CFA Society Boston Ethics Case Studies
• CFA Society Boston Webinars and Virtual Events
• CFA Society Boston Blog
• CFA Society Boston Connect Online Forums
  • Member Provided Resources and Webinars
• Industry Related Events and Special Offerings- NEW EVENTS LISTED WEEKLY
• U.S. Cross-Sector Update: Navigating Today's Uncertainty; Green Street On Demand Webinar
• The CFA Institute’s Research and Analysis page is a portal to the various research products that the organization offers.  Those offerings include the following:
• CFA Institute Online Publication Archive – Members can access all varieties of content including articles, books, webinars, videos, and even refresher readings from the CFA exam curriculum.
• Financial Analyst Journal – This flagship publication is produced quarterly and is offered for free to member charterholders. Articles can be accessed via CFA Institute’s content library. 
• Future of Finance – The Future of Finance group is part of CFA Institute’s thought leadership series and develops forward-thinking research on the investment profession with the goals of putting investors first and fostering well-functioning markets. Notable pieces of research include Investment Professional of the Future, Investment Firm of the Future, and Driving Change: Diversity and Inclusion in Investment Management. 
• CFA Institute Research Foundation – The Research Foundation publishes comprehensive research pieces that include monographs (in depth studies on certain topics), briefs (short papers), and literature reviews (short pieces that also include an annotated bibliography to allow further research by the reader).
• CFA Institute Blogs – Blog posts fall under two topic banners: Enterprising Investor and Market Integrity Insights. The former’s content caters to investment professionals with its practical analysis, while the latter’s focuses on market integrity.
• Refresher Readings – Looking to dust off your memory of the various topics in the CFA exam curriculum? Then Refresher Readings is for you.  Members have access to the latest CFA exam curriculum, not only to help refresh their knowledge but to also keep pace with the evolution of the exam itself.
• Take 15 Podcast – Charterholders who are on the go and would prefer more portable content can subscribe to CFA Institute’s Take 15 Series, which can be accessed via Apple Podcasts
• CFA Society New York Educational Videos and Compound Insights Podcast Series
• CFA Society Chicago Podcasts and Blog
• CFA Society Chicago Webcasts
• CFA Society Orlando Investors First Podcast Series
• CFA Society Stamford Frank Talk Podcast Series

Leadership

• "Good Feedback Is a Two-Way Conversation", Joe Hirsch, Harvard Business Review
• "Leading a Global Team Through Crisis Means Focusing on Local Details", Laxmi Parthasarathy & Cristi Hegranes, Standofrd Social Innovation Review, 5/18/2020
• "Living in a Virtual World: 10 Tips for Culture", Jim Ware, CFA, CFA Institute Enterprising Investor
• "Leading During and After a Crisis", Eric Nee, Standford Social Innovation Review
• Back To Work Safely™: This site features expert, industry-specific guidance for both businesses and consumers to safely re-open and re-engage as they emerge from the COVID-19 quarantines. Sponsored by AIHA®
• "Why good leaders need to learn the power of ‘I don’t know’", Bill Snyder, Fast Company, 5/7/2020
• "How CEOs Can Support Employee Mental Health in a Crisis", Ryan Smith, Harvard Business Review
• "5 Questions That (Newly) Virtual Leaders Should Ask Themselves", Melissa Raffoni, Harvard Business Review
• "How to Prepare for Re-opening Your Workplace", Rasheeda Childress, Associations Now
• "5 reasons we need emotionally intelligent leaders in times of crisis", Harvey Deutschendorf, Fast Company
• "When Your Employees Are Remote, You Have To Stop The Body-In-Seat Mentality", Mark Murphy, Forbes
• "The Best Leaders Aren’t Afraid to Ask for Help", Peter Bregman, Harvard Business Review
• "10 ways COVID-19 could change office design", Harry Kretchner, World Economic Forum
• "4 Ways to Become the Kind of Leader Your Team Needs Today", Marcel Schwantes, Inc.
• "What Good Leadership Looks Like During This Pandemic", Michaela J. Kerrissey and Amy C. Edmondson, Harvard Business Review
• "3 Ways to Effectively Motivate Your Team", Robert Glazer, Inc
• "A Guide to Managing Your (Newly) Remote Workers", Barbara Z. Larson , Susan R. Vroman and Erin E. Makarius, Harvard Business Review
• "How to Keep Employees Productive and Motivated Through COVID-19", Michael Hickey, Associations Now
• "People Leader Resilience Playbook: How to manage anxiety across your organization", Lifelabs Learning
• "4 ways to be a resilient leader during the coronavirus crisis", Judith Humphrey, FastCompany 
• "What’s The Surprising Leadership Lesson In The COVID-19 Crisis?", Joan Michelson, Forbes
• "COVID-19 Leadership Lessons From Singapore: Be Ready, Be Bold And Be Decisive Amid The Uncertainty", Margie Warrell, Forbes
• "Real Leaders: Oprah Winfrey and the Power of Empathy", Harvard Business Review
• "Ford's Chairman Has a Message That's a Powerful Lesson in Leadership During a Crisis", Jason Aten, Inc.
• "Are You Leading Through the Crisis … or Managing the Response?", Eric J. McNulty and Leonard Marcus, Harvard Business Review
• "10 Steps to Effective Coronavirus Crisis Leadership; The world needs courageous leaders with a plan to navigate this and future crises. Do you have what it takes?" Entrepreneurs’ Organzation, Inc.
• "A Time to Lead with Purpose and Humanity", Hubert Joy, Harvard Business Review
• Leadership In The Time Of COVID-19”, Mark Nevins, Forbes
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): Leadership Resources for Times of Crisis, Center for Creative Leadership
• “HowReal Leaders Step Up to the Plate During a Crisis; The greatest leaders areforged in times of crisis and uncertainty. Here are five ways to be that kindof leader.”, Thomas Koulopoulos, Inc.
• "Coronavirus and Teleworking: Tips for Preparing Your Workforce", Kathy Gurchiek, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
• "COVID-19: What employers need from leaders right now", Jim Harter, Workplace, Gallup
• "7 Cyber Hygiene Tips for Remote Work", Impact

Health and Wellness

Free Health Apps/Online Classes

• Peloton App is free for 90 days  
• Down Dog App is now free through May 1st and includes:
  • Yoga
  • Barre Workouts 
  • HIIT Workouts 
  • 7 minute Workouts 
  • Yoga for Beginners 
• Active by PopSugar is now free and includes:
  • Strength & Toning
  • Yoga and Pilates
  • Boxing
  • Dance
  • High Intensity
  • Low Impact
• CorePower Yoga now offers free Keep Up Your Practice pre-recorded classes.
• Nike Training Club App offers free workouts for everything from bodyweight-only sessions, invigorating yoga classes, targeted training programs, and full-equipment home workouts for all fitness levels.
• Free virtual workout with Julian Edelman
• Boston Fitness Studios Are Streaming Virtual Workout Classes

• Wellbeing and Resilience, CFA Institute
• “Discover the tremendous opportunity for individual and societal transformation”, Kelly Gores, Thrive Global
  “What Your Coworkers Need Right Now Is Compassion”, Amy Gallo, Harvard Business Review
• “Anxiety Contagion: Tips for Relief”, Rachel Zoffness PhD, Psychology Today
   “The Pandemic Toolkit Parents Need; 8 expert tips to help families stay regulated.”, Veronica Tait, PhD, Psychology Today
• A little stress relief with your CFA Society Boston colleagues- join the Show & Win Photo Contest

COVID-19 Resources

• Reopening Massachusetts, mass.gov
• Back To Work Safely™: This site features expert, industry-specific guidance for both businesses and consumers to safely re-open and re-engage as they emerge from the COVID-19 quarantines. Sponsored by AIHA®
• Global Dashboard on COVID-19 Government Policies, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• Coronavirus Updates: Stocks, Oil, Bonds Fall; 200,000 Cases, Wall Street Journal
• Coronaviry COVID-19 Global Cases by Johns Hopkins CSSE
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
• Massachusetts Department of Health
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Commonwealth of Massachusetts COVID-19 Information Center
• Commonwealth of Massachusetts COVID-19 Guidance and Directives
• Frequently Asked Questions About COVID-19: Employee Rights and Employer Obligations
• CFA Society Boston COVID19 Statement
• CFA Institute COVID19 Press Release

Resources for Home

• "Tips For Homeschooling During Coronavirus", Anya Kamenetz and Cory Turner, NPR Audio Resource
• "10 Best Things to Do Insde in Boston This Weekend", Kevin Slane, Staff Writer, Erin Kuschner, Boston.com Staff, Boston.com
• "Our Ultimate Guide to Hunkering Down", Boston.com staff, Boston.com
• "2020 Movies Available for Streaming Early Due to Coronavirus", Boston.com
• Don’t Panic Pantry is a new cooking show with comedian Iliza Schlesinger and chef Noah Galuten. You can find the recipe and ingredients ahead of time on Noah’s Instagram account and then follow along on Iliza’s Instagram Live at 8pm EST every night. The full calendar of planned recipes here.
• The Seattle Symphony Orchestra is performing a live series every Thursday and Saturday, as well as a daily series called Morning Notes where individual musicians perform a few songs solo.
• The MET Opera is streaming a nightly series of performances at 7:30pm EST. These performances are part of the MET's Live in HD series and will be available to stream for 23 hours following their release.
• Visit Coolidge Corner Theatre’s Virtual Screening Room. Coolidge Corner Theatre is providing “virtual screenings,” listing three new films on its website that you can rent directly from the film’s distributor while sharing a portion of the profits with the theater.
• Netflix Party: Netflix Party is a browser extension for Google Chrome that synchronizes video playback and seamlessly adds a chat sidebar to your favorite Netflix shows. Simply install the extension, queue up your show or movie of choice, and invite your friends to join the viewing experience.
• Check out #takeoutbos on Instagram and Twitter for new takeout menus, discount codes, special dishes, and the latest updates on ordering takeout and delivery in and around Boston.

Schools are closed, here are some ideas for your children: 

• Khan Academy, an online learning system free for all, has been extremely pro-active and nimble in addressing the crisis and the concurrent need for students ages 4-18 to continue learning from home during this time. Check out Khan Academy’s daily schedules for students by grade level.
• American Dairy Association is offering virtual farm tours for children in pre-K through 12th grade. Tours include visits to Dutch Hollow Farm in Schodack Landing, New York; Will-O-Crest Farm in Clifton Springs, New York; and Jobo Holstein Farm in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to educate kids on agriculture, animal care, and sustainability. ADANE also offers free lesson plans about dairy farming.
• Lunch Doodles with childrens author Mo Willems are available through the Kennedy Center. Learners worldwide can draw, doodle and explore new ways of writing by visiting Mo’s studio virtually once a day for the next few weeks. Grab some paper and pencils, pens, or crayons and join Mo to explore ways of writing and making together.
• Bed time or any time stories read by actor Josh Gad, who is better known to children and Disney fans everywhere as the voice of Olaf. Join @Joshgad on twitter every evening at 7pm EST for a live reading or view his twitter profile for links to past live videos.
• Virtual Tour of Disney Parks.
• Prodigy, for 1st-8th grade students to learn and practice math at no cost.
• Take a movement break with Go Noodle®! GoNoodle® engages 14 million kids every month with movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts. Available for free at school, home, and everywhere kids are!
• Google Cultural Institute offers virtual tours of famous museum and more.
• Join the Cincinnati Zoo for a Home Safari Facebook Live each day at 3pm EDT where they will highlight one of their amazing animals and include an activity you can do from home. Don’t have access to social media? No worries! All videos will be posted to this webpage and to their YouTube channel shortly after the Facebook Live ends.
•  Disney animator Michael Woodside is doing art tutorials on how to draw a different Disney character on Instagram Live everyday at 3pm EST. You can see all the tutorials he’s done so far on his Instagram account @animwoodsy.
• NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is sharing daily Facebook Live videos that pair with hands-on activities (instructions are available as free downloads) using materials that can be found at home.
• The New England Aquarium has a virtual visit series on their Facebook page.
• The Peanuts Gang is providing free resources for kids K-12.
• "Mondays with Michelle Obama” will kick off a four-week series of videos that will feature Mrs. Obama reading aloud from beloved children’s books (one book every Monday at 12 noon ET through May 11).
• Goodnight with Dolly Parton: Dolly reads select Imagination Library books, all carefully chosen for their appropriate content at this moment in time. #StayHome #WithMe #ReadWithMe #GoodnightwithDolly