Youth financial literacy expert to speak, sign books, in Brooklyn

Brooklyn author Ralph Baker. Photo courtesy of Smith Publicity, Inc.
Brooklyn author Ralph Baker. Photo courtesy of Smith Publicity, Inc.

In 2006, Brooklynite Ralph Baker was searching for a way to share his passion for investing with his 11-year-old son and his friends. Inspired by his own father, who had emphasized the importance of financial knowledge, Baker founded a financial literacy program devoted to familiarizing inner-city kids with the financial world. But back in 2006, his program — called New York Shock Exchange — garnered little attention.

Today, though, with the lingering effects of the recession plaguing younger generations, leaders in all spheres —from Wall Street to the government to nonprofits — are advocating for an increased financial literacy amongst today’s youth.

In his recent book, “Shock Exchange: How Inner-City Kids From Brooklyn Predicted the Great Recession and the Pain Ahead,” Baker analyzes the U.S. economy and stock market through the lens of the young boys he taught through the NY Shock Exchange.

Image courtesy of Smith Publicity, Inc.
Image courtesy of Smith Publicity, Inc.

Baker will be sharing all of this and more at a book signing and intimate discussion at 38 South Oxford St. in Fort Greene on February 22 from 6 to 9 p.m. The event is free and includes an open bar.

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Ralph Baker received his B.A. in economics from Hampden-Sydney College and his MBA from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. He has over 15 years of experience in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions and is currently the Executive Director of the New York Shock Exchange. Baker resides in Brooklyn. “Shock Exchange” is his first book.

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Shock Exchange is available at Amazon, BarnesandNoble.com and St. Mark’s Bookshop in NYC. For more information, visit www.newyorkshockexchange.com.

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