Howard Mathew Stein (October 6, 1926 – July 26, 2011)[1] was an American financier who is widely considered one of the fathers of the mutual fund industry.
[1] His parents were immigrants from Poland and also had another son and daughter, in addition to Stein.
Created by Stein in 1972 and named for the coming national bicentennial, the fund has been influential in shaping similar philosophically-oriented investments.
In 1988, Stein served on the Brady Commission, also known as the Presidential Task Force on Market Mechanisms, created by President Ronald Reagan to investigate the stock market crash of October 19, 1987, also known as Black Monday.
[4] In 1999, Stein started Joy of Giving Something, Inc. (JGS, Inc.), a not-for-profit philanthropic corporation dedicated to the photographic arts.
[6] Stein died on Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at his home in Southampton at the age of 84.