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Museum to Display Jeweled Monopoly Set and Host Tournament 09/28/2010
On October 15, the Museum will unveil the display of an 18-karat solid gold Monopoly set covered with hundreds of precious gemstones, on loan from the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History.

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Walking Tour: Alexander Hamilton's New York 07/10/2010
The Museum's 90-minute walking tour of the Financial District with a focus on Hamilton and his contributions to American finance.

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History Now Features Interactive Slideshow of "Scandal!" Exhibit 06/23/2010
The June 2010 edition of History Now, the electronic newsletter of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, features an interactive presentation of the "Scandal!" exhibit as well as an article by Museum Chairman Dr. Richard Sylla.

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Alexander Hamilton's Impact on the U.S. Economic System 02/15/2010
Museum of American Finance Vice Chairman Richard Sylla speaks to Fox Business about Alexander Hamilton’s role in creating the U.S. economic system.

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Marc Chandler on Making Sense of the Dollar 02/10/2010
Marc Chandler, Global Head of Currency Strategy for Brown Brothers Harriman and author of Making Sense of the Dollar: Exposing Dangerous Myths About Trade and Foreign Exchange, will speak at the first event in the Museum's 2010 Henry Kaufman Series.

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Paterson Goes to Wall Street With Words of Thanks 12/10/2009
Gov. David A. Paterson went to [the Museum of American Finance] on Wall Street on Wednesday, not to pillory financiers, but to praise them.

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Gov Goes to Bat for Wall Street 12/10/2009
"Wall Street is our Main Street," Paterson declared yesterday to applause as he discussed the state's budget crisis at the Museum of American Finance.

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Paterson, On Wall Street, Defends Financial Sector 12/09/2009
Speaking at the Museum of American Finance on Wall Street, Governor Paterson offered a sympathetic voice to the much-maligned financial sector.

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Paterson: State Has Run Out of Cash 12/09/2009
Speaking at the Museum of American Finance, Governor Paterson said New York is on the brink of fiscal disaster, calling the state "ground zero for the recession."

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New York's Economic Future December 9, 2009
Gov. David Paterson discusses New York's troubled economy with CNBC's Scott Cohn at the Museum of American Finance.

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Did Economists Get It Wrong? 10/29/2009
The Museum of American Finance and the New School for Social Research present an expert panel on the different explanations of the current crisis on the 80th anniversary of the Crash of 1929.

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Charles Geisst to Speak at Museum on Collateral Damaged 10/25/2009
Best-selling author will discuss credit card addiction and how a nation of savers became a nation of consumers.

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A Year After Financial Crisis, Museum Launches "Recessipedia" to Avoid a Repeat 09/30/2009
The Museum today launched Recessipedia, a wiki designed to tap the wisdom of crowds from Wall Street to Main Street to learn the causes of the financial crisis.

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Henry Kaufman on The Road to Financial Reformation 09/22/2009
In The Road to Financial Reformation, Henry Kaufman provides an insightful account of how we created the current financial crisis and what needs to be done to put our derailed economy back on track.

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Credit Crisis is a Big Draw for Finance Museum 08/22/2009
The Museum of American Finance was faced with an awkward situation recently: some of the corporate sponsors of the museum — dedicated to glories of free markets — had, well, failed.

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Biographer Jean Strouse on "What Would Morgan Do? Financial Crises Past and Present" 04/14/2009
Jean Strouse is the author of Morgan, American Financier and Alice James, A Biography, which won the Bancroft Prize in American History and Diplomacy.

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The Credit Crisis is Already Fodder for a Museum 03/31/2009
The Museum of American Finance, a relatively-young museum found at the heart of New York’s Financial District, opened a new exhibit last week entitled “Tracking the Credit Crisis: A Timeline,” as the first exhibit to spotlight the ongoing global financial event that began some 18 to 24 months ago.

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Museum Exhibit Tracks Global Financial Crisis 03/27/2009
NPR - The Museum of American Finance has a new exhibit called "Tracking the Credit Crisis." It is basically a timeline displaying the major events of the global economic crisis, from the collapse of Lehman Brothers to the decision to save AIG.

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"Tracking the Credit Crisis" Press Conference 03/25/2009
On Wednesday, March 25 at 10:30 am, the Museum will host a press conference to open “Tracking the Credit Crisis: A Timeline,” an exhibit tracing the development of the current financial crisis.

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Museum is Tracking the Credit Crunch March 26, 2009
The Museum of American Finance's new exhibition, "Tracking the Credit Crisis," starts its timeline in February 2007 when Mortgage Lenders Networks USA, the nation's 15th largest subprime lender, filed for bankruptcy, and tracks the fall of other firms to the present day.

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Short-Sale Rule Undetermined as Bernanke Backs Review 03/04/2009
"When markets are psychologically damaged like they are right now, I actually think it would go a long way to adding confidence,” [Niederauer] said at the Museum of American Finance in New York.

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NYSE Euronext CEO Duncan Niederauer on "Where Do We Go From Here?" 03/03/2009
NYSE Euronext CEO Duncan Niederauer speaks at the Museum's 2009 Henry Kaufman Lecture/Symposia Series on "Where Do We Go From Here?"

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Museum to Open "Tracking the Credit Crisis: A Timeline" 02/05/2009
On March 25, the Museum will open “Tracking the Credit Crisis” to trace the development of the current financial crisis, the most severe and complex economic and financial challenge in modern experience.

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Wilbur Ross on "President Obama’s Economic Programs” 01/21/2009
Private equity investor Wilbur Ross will provide a review of President Obama’s proposed domestic and international economic initiatives, assess them, and compare them with those of the Bush administration.

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Museum Hosts Talk with Duncan Niederauer on “Where Do We Go From Here?” February 24, 2009
On Tuesday, March 3, the Museum of American Finance will continue its 2009 Henry Kaufman Financial History and Practices Lecture/Symposia Series with a talk by NYSE Euronext CEO Duncan Niederauer entitled “Where Do We Go From Here?” The program will be held from 5:30 – 7:00 pm in the Museum’s education center, located at 48 Wall Street.

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Museum Hosts Talk with Wilbur Ross on Obama's Economic Programs 01/02/2009
On Wednesday, January 21, the Museum of American Finance will inaugurate its 2009 Henry Kaufman Financial History and Practices Lecture/Symposia Series with a talk by private equity investor Wilbur Ross entitled “President Obama’s Economic Programs.”

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Life on the Real Wall Street 10/21/2008
Wall Street has become part of the daily discussion in recent weeks, more than ever before. But what exactly happens on the real Wall Street these days? BBC New York correspondent Matt Wells interviews Museum President/CEO Lee Kjelleren.

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Museum Hosts Panel on Economic Issues of the Presidential Campaign 10/17/2008
New York, NY – On Wednesday, October 29, the Museum of American Finance will host a lively panel discussion on how well the media is covering the economic issues of the Presidential campaign. The program will be held from 5:30 – 7:00 pm in the Museum’s education center, located at 48 Wall Street.

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Calendar Available for November-December Events 10/16/2008
The Museum's Winter 2008 events calendar is now available.

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Museum of American Finance Hosts Talk with James Grant on"Security Analysis" 10/01/2008
New York, NY – On Wednesday, October 15, the Museum of American Finance will continue its 2008 Henry Kaufman Financial History and Practices Lecture/Symposia Series with a talk by James Grant, a guest editor of the 75th anniversary edition of Security Analysis.

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Wall Street Update 09/30/2008
An update on Wall Street today, featuring an interview with the Museum's Communications Director, Kristin Aguilera.

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Students Learn to Manage Debt 07/24/2008
Getting into debt might be a good way for students to master money skills. Fox 5 business reporter Lisa Murphy explains the theory from the Museum of American Finance.

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Financial Evolution 02/27/2008
Taking a long-run view of the development of financial services, Professor Ferguson argues that evolutionary forces are as much at work in the realm of money as they are in the natural world. As the subprime mortgage crisis works its way through the global financial system, the coming months will determine how far, in terms of its economic impact, the current crisis is a true "ice age" as opposed to just a severe winter.

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Your Money and Your Success
This course demonstrates for students why being financially savvy helps them gain a competitive advantage in the workplace and in life.

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Curriculum Guide: Alexander Hamilton
A classroom guide to the "Alexander Hamilton" exhibit, including learning objectives, vocabulary, discussion questions and a classroom activity.
Bond Intelligence - And It's Not 007
This course will attempt to take some of the mystery out of the basics of bonds and investing in bonds.

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