Matthew Fink has authored a number of articles on financial history, including:

“The Revenue Act of 1936: The Most Important Event in the History of the Mutual Fund Industry,” Financial History, Issue 84, Fall 2005

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“The Strange Birth of the SEC,” Financial History, Issue 86, Summer 2006

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“Keogh Plans: Precursor to the Retirement Revolution,” Financial History, Issue 93, Winter 2009

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“A Bad Model and a Good One from the 1930s,” [with David Silver] American Banker, December 11, 2009

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“Political Horse-Trading Produces a ‘Miracle’: 70th Anniversary of the Investment Company Act,” Financial History, Issue 97, Spring 2010

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“The Price of Subjecting Mutual Funds to Bank Regulation,” Institutional Investor, April 2010

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“Restore Investor Self-Protection,” American Banker, May 12, 2010

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“Reform Bill is Triumph of Hope Over Experience,” Ignites, June 29, 2010

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“Time to Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Investment Company Act,” Institutional Investor, August 23, 2010

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“Mutual Funds in the Supreme Court,” Investment Lawyer, Vol. 18, No. 4, April 2011

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“The Most Notable Figures in Fund History,” Financial History, Issue 100,  Spring/Summer 2011

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“Three Men Walk Into a Bar: Taxes and Mutual Funds,” Investment Lawyer, Vol.18, No. 7, July 2011

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“Wish List for the Mutual Fund Industry in 2012,” Ignites, December 22, 2011

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“The Lesson of MF Global,” Investment News, January 3, 2012

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“Dodd-Frank Fulfills a Century-Old Vision for Regulation,” American Banker, May 24, 2012

“We Need a Politician Like Carter Glass,” American Banker, January 24, 2013