Financial Issues Forum: Mark J. Higgins on Investing in the Financial History of the United States

Investors who neglect to study the past are forced to rely primarily on their life experiences to make decisions. This often causes them to overlook powerful, cyclical forces that repeatedly reshape economies and markets. Investing in U.S. Financial History fills this void by recounting the full financial history of the United States. It begins with Alexander Hamilton’s brilliant financial programs in 1790 and ends with the Federal Reserve’s battle to contain inflation in 2023. Mark Higgins will discuss several of the most important lessons that help contextualize the challenges that the United States currently faces.

About the Speaker
Mark Higgins is the author of Investing in U.S. Financial History and is a senior vice president within Index Fund Advisors (IFA) Institutional. His written works appear regularly in the Museum of American Finance’s Financial History magazine and the CFA Institute’s Enterprising Investor. Higgins also frequently speaks on U.S. financial history and institutional investment management. He joined IFA in August 2023 to expand the firm’s footprint in the institutional investment plan market. Prior to joining IFA Institutional, Higgins served as an institutional investment consultant for more than 12 years. In this role, he served such clients as endowments, pension plans, and foundations that had aggregate assets of more than $60 billion.

Advance registration is required. Registered guests will receive the link prior to the program.