Tag Archives: financial literacy
Financial Adviser Creates March (Money) Madness to Promote Financial Literacy
Brokerage professional gives common sports bracket investment spin
Rob Wilson, created an investment game that plays off the popular March Madness basketball…
By Janell Hazelwood
Think Like a Woman … Manage Your Money Like a Man
According to sociologist Mariko Chang, women’s earnings are currently at about 78% of men’s, yet…
By Bridget McCrea
Ask the Money Coach: Resources to Help Teach Your Kids About Financial Literacy
Learning the value of money and saving at an early age will help your child make smart money choices in the future
The Money Coach Lynnette Khalfani-Cox tells you how to teach your kids the value of…
By Lynnette Khalfani-Cox
![ROBERT “BOB” JOHNSON Princeton University MA, Public/International Affairs Class of ’72 Johnson is the founder of Black Entertainment Television [BET], which launched in 1980. Starting as just a two-hour program, BET developed into a nationwide television channel, becoming the first African American owned company to be acknowledged by the New York Stock Exchange in 1991. After selling the all-Black television network to Viacom in 2001, Johnson became the first African American billionaire.](http://cdn-live2.blackenterprise.net/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2011/08/Bob-Johnson-620x480-90x100.jpg "Bob-Johnson-620x480")
UBR Spotlight: Master Entrepreneur Robert L. Johnson
More on the entrepreneurs, business strategies and economic news on The Urban Business Roundtable
This week on The Urban Business Roundtable: master wealth builder Robert L. Johnson, chairman of…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
How To Have “The Talk” With Your Teen
They're back in school. But, when it comes to raising money-smart kids, it's up to us to initiate the conversation
The bad news: Our most recent Great Recession and the things that precipitated it have…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
Sick And Tired Of Your Money Problems? Try Hill Harper’s ‘Wealth Cure’
The actor and best-selling author's new book has The Wealth Cure for what ails you financially, and it's good medicine
The best-selling author and actor Hill Harper provides sound strategies for managing and investing your…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
Take Your Kids To Money School!
How to find a workshop, after-school program, or camp that’s right for your child
The program Brendan attended, the Youth Investment Club, is jointly run by the Lanham, Maryland-based…
By Tamara E. Holmes
Make Money Management a Family Affair
For those who believe the days of spending with reckless abandon will return, I have…
By Earl "Butch" Graves Jr.
How Badly Do You Want Financial Freedom?
If you talk the talk, but will not walk the walk, I've got news for you: freedom ain't free
Each week, we get e-mails and letters from people who tell us they are determined…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
How the Racial Wealth Gap Hurts Children of Color
The Root columnist explores solutions to a growing problem
The Root columnist explores solutions to a growing problem
