How Do You Practice Wealth Management: The 2025 Peer to Peer Masterclass
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A Wealth Management Advisory Council Sponsored Event
For this Peer-to-Peer Attendees should expect an open, non-judgmental environment to discuss the challenges of being a wealth manager. Join us as we take a more intimate approach to the practices and decisions you make as wealth managers. At each roundtable you, as an attendee, speak directly to your peers about topics relating to the practice of wealth management. Share your thoughts and experiences and ask the questions you want answered in smaller groups. We expect a mix of knowledge levels so if you are less comfortable sharing there will be many opportunities to listen and learn. Each table will have a conversation starter to promote sharing and keep the group on topic. That said, at most tables, we encourage our most experienced CFA colleagues to attend, dive in, and help drive the content. Join the discussion that seeks to be directly applicable and practical to your business as a wealth manager.
Be assured, this Wealth Management Excellence Summit - as always - welcomes all knowledge levels as we push to help newer and experienced practitioners alike to “bend the curve” of wealth management knowledge.
Please join us!!! When you register, or when polled via email, you will have a chance to rank your preferences among the topics. We try our best to provide everyone a chance to discuss two of your top four topics. The topics to choose from are:
- Investment Management - AI Tools
- Investments - Alternatives of all stripes
- Investments - Asset Allocation
- Investments - Equities / Factor Investing
- Investments - Fixed Income
- Planning - Retirement
- Planning - Trusts and Estates
- Practice Management - AI Tools
- Practice Management - Business Development / Retention
- Practice Management - Client Communication & Behavior
- Practice Management - Fees / Service Levels / Operations
- Practice Management - Personal Branding
CONVERSATION STARTERS
Amy Born, CFA, CFP | Amy Born is a Senior Portfolio Strategist with First Citizens Wealth. In this role, she serves as the primary investment relationship manager for high-net-worth clients. Further, she acts as the liaison between the Capital Management Group (CMG) and her clients in informing on investment policy development, asset allocation, performance analysis and reporting, and manager structure. Amy has over 25 years of financial industry experience. Prior to joining First Citizens Wealth, Amy was a Private Wealth Advisor with Boston Private and SVB Private (SVB acquired Boston Private in 2021). Before that, Amy spent over 10 years as a wealth advisor with Acacia Wealth Advisors – HighTower in Beverly Hills. Additionally, her prior experience included time with Stone Carlie Wealth Advisors in St. Louis (bought by BDO Wealth) and Ernst & Young’s Personal Financial Counseling practice in both St. Louis and Los Angeles. Amy is an active member of Financial Planning Association Los Angeles chapter where she currently serves as Pro Bono Co-Chair. She frequently volunteers her time providing financial advice to low income families in the Los Angeles area. She also received the 2018 Pro Bono Award by Financial Planning Magazine and Foundation for Financial Planning for her work with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles. Amy is a graduate of San Diego State University, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Financial Services. She holds both the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®), and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) designations.
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Pamela Chen, CFA, CPA | Pamela is Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Refresh Investments, a financial advisory firm dedicated to helping women and families manage their wealth. Her professional career spans over 30 years as a CPA and CFA Charterholder and includes Senior Portfolio Manager positions at Northern Trust and U.S. Trust where she managed assets for institutions and high-net-worth clients. Prior experience includes SSI Investment Management, as a Portfolio Manager of a long-short market neutral fund, as well as an Equity Analyst at Financial Management Advisors. Ms. Chen earned an MBA from the Johnson School at Cornell University as well as a BS in Kinesiology from UCLA. She is a CFA Charterholder and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
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John DeFonso, CFA, CPWA | John has been in the wealth advisory business for over 20 years providing advice, investment management, and planning. John is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder and is also a Certified Private Wealth Advisor designee. John serves on the Wealth Management Advisory Board and the FinTech Advisory Board for the 2400 member CFA Society of Los Angeles. He is also a member of the Wealth Management League an invitation only, idea sharing, wealth management network. John earned his BS in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He enjoys traveling, having visited 50+ countries, golfing, skiing, and backcountry hiking. He and his wife are sometimes proud parents of two usually good children.
Terri Spath, CFA, CFP | Terri Spath, CFA, is the founder and CIO of Zuma Wealth LLC, a wealth management firm focused on customized financial solutions for smart, sophisticated women. Over the past two decades of bull and bear markets, Terri served as CIO at Sierra Investments, Deputy CIO for Mercer Advisors and Portfolio Manager at Franklin Templeton Investments.
A renowned expert, Terri is a regular guest on CNBC and Bloomberg, and a sought-after industry speaker. She has been interviewed and quoted in hundreds of publications and lauded for making complex concepts simple.
Her real-world expertise is rooted in a suite of top credentials: the CFA charter, the CFP certification, an MBA in Finance from Columbia University and an AB in Economics with Honors from the University of Michigan.
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Registration Fees |
We accept the following:
If you prefer to pay by check please email info@cfala.org and request to pay by check. Your registration will be completed manually and you will receive an email confirmation.
Mail Check To:
CFA Society of Los Angeles
13400 Riverside Drive, Ste. 215
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
*Credit card payments will only be accepted through the secure online registration, and not by phone or email.
Parking is free.
Cancellations must be received in writing by 9:00 am the day prior to the event to receive a refund. No phone cancellations are accepted. Please e-mail info@cfala.org. Member “no-shows” will be billed the difference between the member fee and the non-member fee for the event which is posted on the CFALA website.
John DeFonso, CFA, CPWA
Yves-Marc Courtines, CFA, CFP, EA
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CFA Society Los Angeles has determined that this program qualifies for 1.5 PL credit hours, under the guidelines of the CFA Institute Professional Learning program. If you are a CFA Institute member and a CFA Society Los Angeles Member, PL credit for your participation in this program will be automatically recorded in your PL tracking tool. |
