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On November 15, 2022, Laly Kassa and Elizabeth Kearns, Co-heads of Planning, presented “Practical Planning Strategies”, a one-hour session on important planning techniques for getting your financial house in order and specific strategies for today’s economic environment.

 

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Practical Planning Strategies | Presented by Laly Kassa & Elizabeth Kearns, Co-Heads of Planning

11/15/22: Learn about specific planning strategies to consider amid the temporarily elevated estate tax exemptions, the ongoing market volatility, and rising interest rates. Listen to “Practical Planning Strategies” presented by Laly Kassa and Elizabeth Kearns.

Bethesda Magazine | Top Financial Professionals

As of October 25, 2022, Chevy Chase Trust is proud to announce that Larry Fisher, Deb Gandy, Michael Gildenhorn, Ashely Hall, Laly Kassa, Paula Landau, Wendy Moyers, Craig Pernick, Jast Sohi, and Marc Wishkoff have been voted as 2022 Top Financial Professionals by Bethesda Magazine.

Third Quarter, 2022

For the first time in more than four decades, both stocks and bonds have turned in negative results for three quarters in a row with capital destruction exceeding $17T. Learn about two substantial transitions behind the turmoil and why active management with a thematic approach may be the best bet for investors.

 

September 20, 2022 – While 2022 has been a difficult year for most investors, with rising interest rates and turbulent financial markets, market declines don’t last forever. Is now a riskier time to invest than it was a year ago, before the market downturn? Amy Raskin, Chief Investment Officer, answers this question and puts today’s market environment into context, focusing first on U.S. equities and then bonds and international equities.

 

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Investment Strategies for a New Market Reality | Presented by Amy Raskin, Chief Investment Officer

9/20/22: Is now a riskier time to invest than it was a year ago, before the market downturn? Amy Raskin, Chief Investment Officer, answers this question and puts today’s market environment into context, focusing first on U.S. equities and then bonds and international equities.

 

As physical and economic challenges limit further scaling of computing technology, improvements will come from special-purpose technology designed for specific applications rather than general-purpose processors.

Learn where our investments are focused and how companies are enabling this technology in our video with Jeffrey C. Dillman, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager.

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Thematic Video: Heterogenous Compute

At Chevy Chase Trust, we build equity portfolios of companies positioned to exploit powerful, secular trends, disruptive ideas, innovations and economic forces such as our theme The Dawn of Heterogenous Computing. Watch our video with Jeffrey C. Dillman, CFA, to learn more.

Chevy Chase Trust Welcomes Stefania Napolitano

Chevy Chase Trust is pleased to welcome Stefania Napolitano as Assistant Vice President & Trust and Estates Attorney. As part of the Estate Planning team, Stefania assists clients in the review of their existing estate plans and advises them on estate planning options and strategies.

 

As governments locked down their economies amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, the consumer’s lifestyle was forced to change. At Chevy Chase Trust, we are focused on the companies that facilitate the consumer’s behavioral shift and sustainably improve their businesses as a result. Hear Christine Wallace, Senior Portfolio Manager, detail one of our investment themes, Long-Term Covid Beneficiaries.

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Thematic Video: Long-Term Covid Beneficiaries 

As long-term investors, we are interested in the companies who are capitalizing on the permanent changes caused by COVID’s disruptions. Hear Christine Wallace, Senior Portfolio Manager, detail one of our investment themes, Long-Term COVID Beneficiaries. 

Q & A | Ramona Mockoviak | Wealth Advisor

We are proud to welcome Ramona Mockoviak as Senior Managing Director and Wealth Manager! She will advise clients on investment management, financial and estate planning and trust administration and will help grow the firm’s client base.

 

While there are some temporary factors boosting inflation, we believe there are longer term structural elements that have changed over the last decade that make a longer period of elevated inflation more likely. Hear Spencer Smith, Head of Institutional Investments, detail some of the characteristics shaping the End of Disinflationary Tailwinds.

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Thematic Video: The End of Disinflationary Tailwinds

While there are some temporary factors boosting inflation, we believe there are longer term structural elements that have changed over the last decade that make a longer period of elevated inflation more likely. Hear from Spencer Smith, Head of Institutional Investments.

3.21.2022 – Chevy Chase Trust was honored to host Georgetown Lombardi Cancer Center’s Dr. Michael Atkins and University of Pittsburgh’s Dr. Laura Ferris on the topic “Advances in Skin Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis & Treatment.” Learn ways to protect yourself and the innovative treatments being used today.

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A Virtual Event: Advances in Skin Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis & Treatment

Can we dispel some common myths regarding skin cancer? Watch our virtual event “Advances in Skin Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis & Treatment” to learn more.

Q & A | Wendy Moyers, CFP®, CDFA® | Wealth Advisor

At Chevy Chase Trust, our Wealth Advisors act as quarterbacks of teams of experts that ensure all financial needs of our clients are met. We build client relationships one step at a time by thoroughly understanding their ever-changing needs. Meet Wendy Moyers, CFP®, CDFA®.

Q & A | Frederick M. Hopkins, JD, CFA | Wealth Advisor

At Chevy Chase Trust, our Wealth Advisors build relationships by thoroughly understanding the ever-changing needs of our clients and assembling a team of experts to ensure that all those needs are met. Meet Fred M. Hopkins, JD, CFA - Wealth Advisor and Relationship Manager.

 

President & CEO of Chevy Chase Trust, Jeff Whitaker, joined a panel conversation hosted by Columbia University’s Masters in Wealth Management program. Hear Jeff’s perspective on the growing wealth management industry, its various business models, key challenges and opportunities.

View the entire event here.

 

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Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies | Jeff Whitaker

Our President & CEO, Jeff Whitaker, discussed what makes Chevy Chase Trust unique, the business model of the future, and his definition of success for the firm in a virtual panel discussion hosted by Columbia University School of Professional Studies.

Chevy Chase Trust was pleased to host renowned author, journalist, and professor, Walter Isaacson for a conversation about his new book, The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race. In the book, Mr. Isaacson showcases Jennifer Doudna, Ph.D., whose work on the gene-editing technology called CRISPR won her and Emmanuelle Charpentier the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and, Mr. Isaacson believes, will change the future of medicine.

Click on the link above to view the recording of the Chevy Chase Trust event featuring Mr. Isaacson’s description of Dr. Doudna’s journey of discovery, the life sciences revolution in which “molecules will become the next microchip,” the ethical issues associated with designer babies and much more. His remarks are followed by a question and answer session led by Amy Raskin, Chief Investment Officer, and Andrew Marshall, Vice President, both of Chevy Chase Trust.

 

Read our white paper on Investing in Disruptive Change: Personalized Medicine »

Read our white paper on Genomics »

 

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A Conversation with Walter Isaacson on March 9, 2021

Chevy Chase Trust was pleased to host renowned author, journalist, and professor, Walter Isaacson for a conversation about his new book.

Chevy Chase Trust Wealth Access Client Portal

Chevy Chase Trust will be converting to a new Trust Accounting System the weekend of December 1-2, 2018. During this time, clients will not be able to access account information in CConnect. We apologize for this inconvenience.

Q&A with Ed Dobranetski

We recently sat down with Ed Dobranetski, a Managing Director at Chevy Chase Trust, to learn more about his background and how he became interested in investment management.
Q & A with Tap Chibaya - Chevy Chase Trust Noteworthy

Q & A with Tap Chibaya

We recently sat down with Tapfuma Chibaya, an Equity Research Analyst at Chevy Chase Trust, to learn more about his background and what he enjoys most about his career.

Market Update

U.S. equity markets closed higher both days after the Donald Trump victory and Republican sweep of Congress.

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