About the Author

Mark J. Higgins is a financial historian and investment advisor whose work uses lessons from America’s economic past to explain current challenges of modern finance. He is the author of the acclaimed book, Investing in U.S. Financial History: Understanding the Past to Forecast the Future. Higgins serves as a guest curator and editorial board member at the Smithsonian-affiliated Museum of American Finance and was named a Voice of Influence by the CFA Institute’s Research and Policy Center for his contributions to the profession.

As a speaker and writer, Higgins helps investors and industry professionals understand how financial history, behavioral finance, and institutional incentives interact to shape markets. He has addressed audiences at the Bogleheads Conference, CFA Institute Live 2025, and other leading forums, and his writing appears regularly in the CFA Institute’s Enterprising Investor, Financial History magazine, and other publications.

Higgins is a CFA Charterholder and CFP® practitioner. His mission is to restore history’s role in finance—reminding investors that foresight begins with memory, and trust is the most valuable asset any financial system can hold.