FISA Fireside Chats

Feb 01 2024 27 mins
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FISA Fireside Chats is a podcast offered to finance students at the John Molson School of Business to hear and learn from alumni in various fields of finance. The podcast is hosted by the two directors of involvement of the Finance and Investment Students' Association, Olivier Cloutier Faucher and Matthew MacNeil.

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