Investment - A History A presentation and book signing with Norton Reamer and Jesse Downing

Join the Jamestown Arts Center on Sunday, May 22nd for a presentation and book signing with Norton Reamer and Jesse Downing, authors of Investment - A History as part of our Second Sunday Café Series. The book, published in February 2016 by Columbia University Press quickly became one of the publishing house's best selling titles and has received praise from such prominent figures as investor Charles Ellis, Jay Light of the Harvard Business School, and many others. The authors are swiftly gaining steam with this phenomenal book. A New York Times article, "New Year, Old Time Investment Strategy", recently featured Reamer and Downing, and the two spoke to an enthusiastic audience at the Museum of American Finance in New York, with coverage by CSPAN, in February.

PRAISE FOR THE BOOK:

"A tour de force look at investment from previously unseen perspectives. Chapter 7 (The Emergence of Investment Theory) alone is worth the price of admission" – Barry Ritholtz, Columnist for Bloomberg View and The Washington Post

"This important, well-written and engaging book covers five thousand years of investing history with an emphasis on the last fifty years where so much has been happening. Full of insights, interesting people, and enduring wisdom." – Charles Ellis, Author of What it takes and Winning the Loser’s Game

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:

Norton Reamer is the former chief investment officer and CEO of Putnam Investments. He founded and ran United Asset Management for twenty years. In 2003, he founded and led Asset Management Finance. Each firm was a leader in its investment approach and organizational structure. He now lives and works in Boston.

Jesse Downing is a graduate of Harvard College, where he studied economics and mathematics. He currently works at an investment management firm in Boston.

At a Glance: Investment - A History with Norton Reamer and Jesse Downing

WHAT: "Investment - A History" with Norton Reamer and Jesse Downing

WHERE: The Jamestown Arts Center (JAC), 18 Valley Street, Jamestown, RI

WHEN: Sunday, May 22nd, Reception at 4:00pm, Event at 5pm

The Second Sunday Café series is a potluck of possibilities that the community can count on each month this winter and into early spring as a way to enjoy varied offerings from the local community and beyond. The concept began as a way for the OutLoud committee to host the literary arts, but it serves to fulfill the JAC’s mission by offering programming in a multitude of genres, such as performing arts, music and film. This series affords our local community the opportunity to share their works in progress and interests with an audience.

The Jamestown Arts Center is a multi-disciplinary visual and performing arts space that hosts art exhibits, theatre and dance performances, film screenings, OutLoud events and concerts, and provides art and design educational programs for people of all ages. Housed in a former boat repair shop, the JAC is also home to the East Bay Met School’s Arts Advisory, an alternative public high school program for young visual and performing artists.

Programming partners include: Heifetz International Music Institute, FirstWorks, Community MusicWorks, RISCA, FabNewport, The Jamestown Schools, Mission 2.Ocean, Social Enterprise Greenhouse, Worldways Social Marketing, The Brown/Trinity Rep M.F.A. in Acting & Directing Program and many individual artists and local organizations. The Jamestown Arts Center is quickly becoming a leading arts and cultural hub, for Rhode Island and beyond, where creativity, ideas and innovation flourish.

The mission of the Jamestown Arts Center is to engage, enrich and inspire our community through extraordinary arts and educational experiences.

Media Contact: Jess George, Marketing & Communications Director, jess.jamestownartscenter@gmail.com, (401) 560-0979