Media Mentions
April 24, 2012
What Was the Very First Hedge Fund? Ask Warren Buffett
What Was the Very First Hedge Fund? Ask Warren Buffett
By Kristin Aguilera, Deputy Director, Museum of American Finance
Bloomberg - Echoes Blog
While most historians and industry professionals credit Alfred Winslow Jones with launching the first hedge fund in 1949, some people, including Graham’s protege, Warren Buffett, disagree.
February 24, 2012
Why Are Optimists Called Bulls?
By Ron Insana, CNBC.com
In this edition of CNBC's "History of Wall Street" series, Ron Insana explains why optimistic investors are known as "bulls."
Why Are Optimists Called Bulls?
By Ron Insana, CNBC.com
In this edition of CNBC's "History of Wall Street" series, Ron Insana explains why optimistic investors are known as "bulls."
February 14, 2012
How Wall Street Got Its Name
By Ron Insana, CNBC.com
In this edition of CNBC.com's "History of Wall Street," Ron Insana has the story of how New York's famous Financial District got its name in the 18th century. Video features MoAF's Maura Ferguson.
How Wall Street Got Its Name
By Ron Insana, CNBC.com
In this edition of CNBC.com's "History of Wall Street," Ron Insana has the story of how New York's famous Financial District got its name in the 18th century. Video features MoAF's Maura Ferguson.
February 13, 2012
Breaking Wall Street's Color Barrier
Breaking Wall Street's Color Barrier
By Kristin Aguilera, Deputy Director, Museum of American Finance
Bloomberg - Echoes Blog
Our latest Bloomberg Echoes blog, in honor of Black History Month.
February 13, 2012
Is This the End of Wall Street As They Knew It?
By Gabriel Sherman, New York magazine
About 150 people packed into the Museum of American Finance for a conference honoring Jack Bogle, who built Vanguard into a $1.6 trillion mutual-fund giant. But the star of the event was Paul Volcker, former Fed chairman, who took his place in the audience as Ken Feinberg and Lynn Turner, the former chief accountant for the SEC, debated how Wall Street compensation got so insane.
Is This the End of Wall Street As They Knew It?
By Gabriel Sherman, New York magazine
About 150 people packed into the Museum of American Finance for a conference honoring Jack Bogle, who built Vanguard into a $1.6 trillion mutual-fund giant. But the star of the event was Paul Volcker, former Fed chairman, who took his place in the audience as Ken Feinberg and Lynn Turner, the former chief accountant for the SEC, debated how Wall Street compensation got so insane.
January 31, 2012
At Bogle Event, Musings on Profit Motive, Fiduciary Responsibility
By James J. Green, Advisorone
“I’ve done the best I could to build a better world for investors,” said John Bogle at an event honoring his legacy on Tuesday at the Museum of American Finance.
At Bogle Event, Musings on Profit Motive, Fiduciary Responsibility
By James J. Green, Advisorone
“I’ve done the best I could to build a better world for investors,” said John Bogle at an event honoring his legacy on Tuesday at the Museum of American Finance.
January 31, 2012
How Social Security Really Began
How Social Security Really Began
By Kristin Aguilera, Deputy Director, Museum of American Finance
Bloomberg - Echoes Blog
An early history of social security, on the anniversary of the first monthly benefit check.
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