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    • October 05, 2025
    • October 08, 2025
    • Waldorf Astoria, One Monarch Beach Resort Dana Point, CA 92629
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    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 

    • May 03, 2026
    • May 06, 2026
    • The Breakers Palm Beach

    Details to follow as the date nears.

    • October 04, 2026
    • October 07, 2026
    • Montage Deer Valley - Park City, Utah

    Details to follow as the date nears.

Q Group - The institute for quantitative research in finance

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Jenna Ayala
212.744.6825


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Robin Greenwood 


Research Coordinator
Lawrence Harris
323.244.1154

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