FALL 2025 SEMINAR REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
October 5 - October 8, 2025
Registration is currently open for the Q Group fall 2025 Seminar, which will take place in-person from October 5 - October 8, 2025, at The Waldorf Astoria in Dana Point, CA.
Contact Member Support at membersupport@q-group.org for additional information.
Sunday, October 5, 2025
5:30pm - 8:30pm PDT
Welcome Dinner
Monday, October 6, 2025
9:00am - 10:15am PDT
Simple Allocation Rules and Optimal Portfolio Choice Over the Lifecycle
Presented by: Prof. Julia Fonseca
PRESENTATION
10:15am - 10:45am PDT
Morning Break

10:45am - 12:00pm PDT
Asset Purchase Rule: How QE Transformed the Bond Market
Presented by: Prof. Tyler Muir
PRESENTATION

12:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Lunch Break and One-on-One Time

3:00pm - 4:15pm PDT
Mental Models and Financial Forecasts
Presented by: Prof. Paul Decaire
PRESENTATION

4:15pm - 4:45pm PDT
Afternoon Break

4:45pm - 6:00pm PDT
Pension Liquidity Risk
Presented by: Assistant Prof. Kristy Jansen
PRESENTATION

6:00pm - 7:00pm PDT
Break

7:40pm - 8:10pm PDT
Dinner Speaker
Presented by: Ed Thorpe
PRESENTATION

Tuesday, October 7, 2025
9:00am - 10:15am PDT
Leaning Against Inflation Experiences
Presented by: Prof. Stefan Nagel
PRESENTATION

10:15am - 10:45am PDT
Morning Break

10:45am - 12:00pm PDT
Bad News Bearers: The Negative Tilt of the Financial Press
Presented by: Professor Marina Niessner
PRESENTATION

12:00pm - 12:30pm PDT
Q Group Annual Members Meeting

12:30pm - 4:00pm PDT
Lunch Break and One-on-One Time

4:00pm - 5:15pm PDT
Geoeconomic Pressure
Presented by: Assistant Prof. Antonio Coppola
PRESENTATION

5:15pm - 5:45pm PDT
Afternoon Break

5:45pm - 7:00pm PDT
Understanding Factor Value
Presented by: Assistant Prof. Shaojun Zhang
PRESENTATION

7:00pm - 9:00pm PDT
Dinner

Wednesday, October 8, 2025
8:00am - 9:15am PDT
Venture Capital as Portfolios of Compound Options
Presented by: Prof. Erik Stafford
PRESENTATION

9:15am - 9:45am PDT
Morning Break

9:45am - 11:00am PDT
Trading Volume Alpha
Presented by: Prof. Tobias Moskowitz
PRESENTATION