The Membership Engagement Advisory Group presents the CFA Society Chicago Book Club. Members and their guests are welcome to join this group of avid readers of non-fiction, and finance-related literature to come together and exchange ideas, challenge one another’s beliefs, and engage in well-intentioned discussions. Our meeting will be held at 33 N La Salle St Suite 910, Chicago, IL 60602 (CFA OFFICE). We will announce the title of the book soon!
We can't wait to enjoy our next themed cocktail. Hope to see you there!
About the Book:
Title: Superforecasting
Authors: Philip Tetlock and Dan Gardner
Overview:
In Superforecasting, Tetlock and coauthor Dan Gardner offer a masterwork on prediction, drawing on decades of research and the results of a massive, government-funded forecasting tournament. The Good Judgment Project involves tens of thousands of ordinary people - including a Brooklyn filmmaker, a retired pipe installer, and a former ballroom dancer - who set out to forecast global events. Some of the volunteers have turned out to be astonishingly good. They've beaten other benchmarks, competitors, and prediction markets. They've even beaten the collective judgment of intelligence analysts with access to classified information. They are "superforecasters".
In this groundbreaking and accessible book, Tetlock and Gardner show us how we can learn from this elite group. Superforecasting offers the first demonstrably effective way to improve our ability to predict the future - whether in business, finance, politics, international affairs, or daily life - and is destined to become a modern classic.