MoAF Newsletter - 9/25/2025

Personal Finance for Teens

The Museum Finance Academy (MFA) is a FREE five session personal finance certificate course for 11th and 12th graders with the goal of teaching students to aspire to financial independence through developing an appreciation for savings, establishing financial goals and learning to avoid scams. In Fall 2025, two sessions of this course will be conducted over Zoom.

This course requires NO prior knowledge of finance, business or economics. The top students of the semester will be awarded partial college scholarships. Registration closes Friday, October 17, at 4pm.

Register today.

MoAF/Fordham Financial Issues Forum (Virtual)

Join us for a lunchtime program with journalist Paul Vigna, in conversation with former CNBC Senior Markets Correspondent Bob Pisani, as they discuss Vigna's new book. In The Almightier: How Money Became God, Greed Became Virtue, and Debt Became Sin, Vigna uncovers the forgotten history of money, tracing the uneasy and often accidental alliance between wealth and religion as it developed from ancient city-states to today’s secular world, where religious devotion has receded and greed has stepped in to fill the void.

Join this event today at noon.

MoAF/Fordham Financial Issues Forum (Virtual)

Join us for a virtual event with renowned economists Matt Sekerke and Steve Hanke, authors of Making Money Work, as they deliver a fascinating exploration of the monetary economy. An engaging and incisive guide to the global systems of money and banking, Making Money Work is destined to become a sought-after classic for bankers, finance professionals, policymakers, regulators, academics and laypeople with an interest in money and banking.

This program is free, but advance registration is required. Register today.

Walking Tour

Relive the Great Crash of 1929 on the Museum's annual crash-themed walking tour of Lower Manhattan. This unique walking tour is the only regularly scheduled event commemorating the Great Crash of 1929, the Panic of 1907 and the 1987 stock market collapse. It also delves into the political, financial, real estate and architectural history of Wall Street and New York City.

Tour meets outside the Alexander Hamilton US Custom House (One Bowling Green, NYC). $15 per person; MoAF members receive one free walking tour per year.

Register today.

In-Person Panel Discussion

Join us for a moderated panel of experts on alternative investments as we explore the growing opportunity to bring alternative asset classes like private credit, equity and real estate to retail portfolios. The discussion will cover the merits, risks and challenges of these assets, evolving regulations and practical strategies for incorporating these less-liquid investments into a broader portfolio. Participants include Patrick McGowan, MD Head of Alternative Investments & Manager Research, Sanctuary Wealth; Meghan Neenan, MD Head of NA Non-Bank Financial Institutions, Fitch Ratings; Tracey Perini, CFO, Fitch Group; Bob Pisani (moderator), former CNBC Senior Markets Correspondent; and Jan van Eck, Chief Executive Officer, VanEck.

A cocktail reception will follow the program at 7:15pm. This program is free, but advance registration is required. Seating is limited. Register today.

MoAF/Fordham Financial Issues Forum (Virtual)

Join us for a lunchtime program with economist, writer and Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes, as he takes us on a journey through the modern history of American capitalism, relating the captivating stories of the most effective marketcrafters and the ones who bungled the job. He reveals how both Republicans and Democrats have consistently attempted to organize markets for social and political reasons, like avoiding gasoline shortages, reducing inflation, fostering the American aviation and semiconductor industries, fighting climate change and supporting financial innovation.

This program is free, but advance registration is required. Register today.