Riqueza is Our Birthright: The Power of Personal Finance Education in Latinx Communities

Riqueza is Our Birthright: The Power of Personal Finance Education in Latinx Communities

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Adelante Nasdaq! — our Employee Resource Group (ERG) which explores Hispanic, Latino, and Indigenous cultures — is a driving force behind our Hispanic heritage and Latinx efforts at Nasdaq. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re spotlighting influencers to better understand what being Latinx means to them and the role financial literacy plays in their …

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Does money make you happy? In short: Yes.

Does money make you happy? In short: Yes.

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Our collective understanding of the relationship between money and happiness has taken an about-turn over the past few decades, as researchers increasingly discover strong links between people’s incomes and their daily happiness. The old adage “money doesn’t buy happiness” over the past few decades has evolved to understand that individuals’ happiness increases with income – …

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Michael Jordan Partners with California Nonprofit to Help Black and Hispanic CMS Students Learn Personal Finance

Michael Jordan Partners with California Nonprofit to Help Black and Hispanic CMS Students Learn Personal Finance

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Students will learn skills such as maintaining good credit, investing in the stock market, and financial preparation for life after high school. MECKLENBURG COUNTY, North Carolina — Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is receiving a grant to help teach more Black and Hispanic students about financial literacy. Michael Jordan has partnered with Next Gen Personal Finance, a California-based …

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Top 5 Personal Finance Reddit Communities That Are Worth Checking Out

Top 5 Personal Finance Reddit Communities

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Do you struggle with financial management? Reddit is here to the rescue! Anything that interests you, regardless of its niche, probably already has a community on Reddit. Reddit is a discussion website where people form communities, or “subreddits,” for just about everything from health advice, funny videos, and terrifying fictional stories to those who are …

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Getting out of debt is the most common year-end personal financial goal

Getting out of debt is the most common year-end personal financial goal

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A new Annuity.org survey looked at which financial habits Americans are most interested in adopting before the end of 2022. The Annuity.org survey asked 300 participants, “What’s the one personal finance habit you want to start by the end of 2022?” Respondents could choose from four common financial priorities: open an investment account, start an …

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NBA star James Harden puts his nonprofit's backing in an effort to boost financial literacy among young adults

NBA star James Harden puts his nonprofit’s backing in an effort to boost financial literacy among young adults

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James Harden of the Philadelphia 76ers looks for a pass against the Toronto Raptors in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round on April 25, 2022. Tim Nwachukwu | Getty Images For NBA player James Harden, building financial literacy in young adults is personal. Harden, a point guard and shooter who recently signed a …

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Stuyvesant's new personal finance elective is a great start. Now let's make it mandatory.

Stuyvesant’s new personal finance elective is a great start. Now let’s make it mandatory.

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First Person is where Chalkbeat features personal essays from educators, students, parents, and others who think and write about public education. When I got my first paycheck for working on a political campaign and almost a third was taken out for taxes, I was surprised because I was only earning minimum wage. I ignored that …

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