MoAF Newsletter - 10/10/2024

TODAY - MoAF/Fordham Financial Issues Forum (Virtual)

The shocks and crises of recent years—pandemic, recession, inflation, war—have forced executives and investors to recognize that the macroeconomy is now a risk to be actively managed. Yet unreliable forecasting, pervasive doomsaying and whipsawing data severely hamper the task of decoding the landscape. In their perspective-shifting book, BCG Chief Economist Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak and Senior Economist Paul Swartz provide a fresh and accessible way to assess macroeconomic risk, and a corrective to prevailing thinking and practice.

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Scholarship Opportunity Available

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 2024, this course will be conducted over Zoom on five consecutive Tuesdays: October 15, 22, 29, November 5 and 12, from from 4:15–5:30pm (Eastern) or 4:45–6:00pm (Central).

This course requires NO prior knowledge of finance, business or economics. The top students of the semester will be awarded a partial college scholarship. Registration closes on Friday, October 11, at 4pm.

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MoAF/Fordham Financial Issues Forum (Virtual)

Many books have been written about scientist and entrepreneur J. Doyne Farmer and his work, but Making Sense of Chaos is the first in his own words. It presents a manifesto for how to do economics better. In this tale of science and ideas, Farmer fuses his profound knowledge and expertise with stories from his life to explain how we can bring a scientific revolution to bear on the economic conundrums facing society.

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In-Person 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.

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In-Person Panel Discussion

Join us for a moderated panel of experts in the sports investing arena as they discuss the intersection of finance and professional sports, media and entertainment. The program will be hosted by MoAF President & CEO David Cowen, as well as co-sponsors Chris Perry, president of Broadridge Financial Solutions, and Jake Zahnow, co-founder & CFO of Bright Path Sports Partners. The panel—moderated by CNBC Senior Markets Correspondent Bob Pisani—will include Charles Baker, co-chair of Sidley Austin LLP’s Entertainment, Sports and Media industry group; Phillip Ciano, co-founder & managing partner of Bright Path Sports Partners and co-owner of Ipswich Town FC; and Salvatore Galatioto, president of Galatioto Sports Partners.

Program followed by cocktail reception. Admission is FREE, but advance registration is required. Seating is limited.

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MoAF/Fordham Financial Issues Forum (Virtual)

Join us for a lunchtime talk with award-winning historian and Vassar College professor Paulina Bren, as she discusses her latest book. In She-Wolves, Bren tells the story of the first generations of women who fought their way into the bad-boy culture and lavish opulence of the finance world. Starting at a time when “No Ladies” signs hung across the doors of Wall Street’s clubs and unapologetic sexism and racism were the norm at top firms, Bren chronicles the remarkable women who demanded a seat at the table.

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