Henrietta (Hetty) Green (1834-1916) was among the most successful investors in U.S. financial history, yet few people know her name. She navigated the volatile markets and fickle monetary currents of the Gilded Age, profiting during both the peaks and troughs while most of her male contemporaries amassed and subsequently lost their fortunes. Some called her the richest woman in America; others deemed her the Witch of Wall Street.
Join us for an intriguing conversation with the widely respected financial historian and author of Investing in U.S. Financial History - Understanding the Past to Forecast the Future, Mark Higgins, CFA, CFP, and SVP of Index Fund Advisors. Moderated by CFE member Kerry Jordan, Mark will introduce us to the extraordinary life of Hetty Green, looking back at what made her an astute investor, how she succeeded in a male-dominated era, her most important investing lessons, and how you can apply those lessons today.
About Mark Higgins:
Mark J. Higgins, CFA, CFP® is a widely respected financial historian, author, and speaker. His works appear regularly in publications, such as the Museum of American Finance's Financial History Magazine and the CFA Institute's Enterprising Investor.
Mark also serves as a senior vice president for Index Fund Advisors, where he provides discretionary investment advisory services to institutional investment plans. Prior to writing his new book, Investing in U.S. Financial History, Mark served as a senior investment consultant for more than twelve years. In this role, he provided investment advice to trustees of large institutional investment plans, such as endowments, pension plans, foundations, and corporate plans, with aggregate assets of more than $60 billion. Mark is also a frequent speaker both domestically and internationally on topics related to U.S. financial history and institutional investment management.