Personal Finance
Alvin Hall’s award-winning children’s book cuts through the jargon to explain the basics of how money, finance, business and the economy work. Bestseller published in several foreign language editions.
Corporate Training
New SIE and Series 7 Exam-Prep Training Videos
Alvin and his expert team film PassPerfect’s exam-prep training videos for the SIE (Securities Industry Essentials) exam, a new FINRA-required license that goes into effect on October 1, 2018. The teams also filmed and have begun editing, reorganizing, and updating training videos to conform with the new Series 7 General Securities Registered Rep exam, which also goes into effect on October 1, 2018.
Art & Culture
Press for Toledo Museum of Art appearance:
"Alvin Hall, Johnathan Calm team up for documentary on history of 'The Green Book'"
WTOL Channel 11, Toledo OH
September 5, 2019
Art & Culture
Book Review: Vince Aletti's New Book Is A Masterclass In Fashion Photography
Art & Culture
NPR's 1A — Paintbrushes And Deep Pockets: The State Of The Art World
Guest appearance on NPR's 1A, 12 June 2019.
Personal Finance
Live event: Experian #CreditChat
In celebration of Father’s Day, Experian hosted a Twitter chat on old school money tips. Alvin Hall and other experts live tweeted the answers to a series of 10 qustions. View them via the #CreditChat hashtag on Twitter.
Art & Culture
Alvin Hall—A Green Book Journey
5 – 6 P.M.
Thursday, May 2,
Union College, Schenectady, NY
Alvin Hall shares his knowledge and insights about the Green Book and the period of US history during which this annual guide was published by Victor Hugo Green and used by African-Americans traveling all across the country.
Personal Finance
FCA ScamSmart - Alvin Hall
Alvin participated in a public service campaign in the UK from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) called ScamSmart, designed to help investors recognize the signs of a scam and what to do to avoid them.
Top 6 investment scam tactics
"Spot the Investment Scam"
Art & Culture
The Green Book Project: Journey Through the South
Saturday, September 15, 2018
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA
Join journalist Alvin Hall and photographer Jonathan Calm for a discussion of their 2016 BBC Radio 4 documentary project The Green Book.
Profile
Being black in the US vs the UK: There's a big difference - Alvin Hall
Alvin posits that since he doesn't fit into the narrowly defined idea of what a financial advisor should look like in the U.S., he fell through the cracks and didn't get a fair chance. In the UK, on the other hand, "they'll give you the opportunity—even if it’s the opportunity to fail, but it’s an opportunity that you can turn into success."
Art & Culture
American Art - From the Outside In
Art collector and broadcaster Alvin Hall, examines how the dynamic work of African-American self-taught artists is gaining recognition from American institutions today - and how much more needs to be done toaddress this neglected canon.
Profile
2017 NYABJ Media Awards Competition Winner
The New York Association of Black Journalists (NYABJ) honored author, journalist, radio host Alvin Hall, together with Vince Fairchild, Rupert Allman and Dana Roberson, in the Association’s Media Awards Competition in the “Radio: General Feature” category for a report that aired on WNYC’s The Takeaway, called “The Full Story: Alvin Hall Goes Back to School.”
Art & Culture
The Double War
At the height of the Vietnam War, Motown put out an LP of recordings of African American soldiers talking about their time in Vietnam called 'Guess Who's Coming Home.' Alvin Hall explores the interviews and meets with some of the veterans 40 years later.
Art & Culture
The Green Book
Alvin Hall tells the story of an African American travel guide during the segregation era.
Profile
AIB Award
“Alvin Hall Goes Back to School” achieved a Highly Commended citation and framed certificate in the Best Radio Current Affairs category at the 2016 Association of International Broadcasting Awards gala.
Art & Culture
Alvin Hall Goes Back to School
NPR's The Takeaway follows Alvin as he returns to his home town of Wakulla.