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Black Financial Advisors Network Symposium
Designed exclusively for Black financial advisors in all stages of their careers, the Black Financial Advisors Network Symposium provides an opportunity for attendees to experience three days of energetic presentations from industry and firm leaders, engage in interactive business development workshops and connect with peers.
The postponed eighth annual Black Financial Advisors Network Symposium will be held June 7 – 9, 2022, at the Opal Sands R
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As Insurance Industry Increases Minority Hiring, Exit Rate Also Increases
Source: https://insurancenewsnet.com/innarticle/as-insurance-industry-increases-minority-hiring-exit-rate-also-increases Efforts by the insurance industry to increase representation of Black and other minorities within its ranks have taken on characteristics of the Voynich …
OneAmerica Commits $1 Million Toward Financial Literacy
Source: https://insurancenewsnet.com/press-releases/oneamerica-commits-1-million-toward-financial-literacy Educational program launches to empower Central Indiana youth & adults with financial knowledge INDIANAPOLIS ─ (May 16, 2022)
Insurance industry’s diversity scores show modest improvements
Source: https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/insurance-industry-s-diversity-scores-show-modest-improvements-70267950 U.S. insurance companies are making strides toward the goal of becoming more diverse, aided by a growing conviction
Raymond James Ramps Up Diversity Efforts After Pandemic Lull
aymond James Financial continues to be committed to improving diversity at the company and the financial services industry overall despite
Black business leaders: How to build wealth and career success
In celebration of Black History Month, CNBC Invest in You is featuring weekly stories from CNBC contributors and members of the Financial Wellness Council, including the lessons they’ve learned growing up, their advice to Black youth, their sources of inspiration and how they are working to close the racial wealth gap. As protests swept through the nation
8 issues independent wealth managers are watching closely in 2022
Independent wealth managers and financial advisors have many important political issues and business challenges to keep tabs on in 2022. That was the key takeaway at last week’s annual OneVoice conference held by the Financial Services Institute, a trade and advocacy group representing 90 independent wealth managers and more than 30,000 financial advisors. During the
CIBC’s loan program for Black entrepreneurs launched
CIBC has launched a $15-million business loan program for Black entrepreneurs, joining other banks in offering a specific program for the demographic. The Black Entrepreneurship Program (BEP) offers loans of between $5,000 to $250,000 to Black business owners, and is supported by a team of 39 specialists. David Leuty, senior vice-president of business banking with CIBC, said
Bridging the Wealth Divide Begins With Connection to Black Clients
The wealth gap in the U.S. between Black households and white households remains a stark divide, with the Federal Reserve Board of Governors finding in 2019 that the median white household’s wealth was greater than $188,000, while the median for Black families was $24,000. This data is indicative of a systemic struggle for Black Americans,
Giving Gap, in the spirit of Reginald F. Lewis, aims to improve philanthropy for Black nonprofits
“The work that we’re doing, and its connection to his legacy, is ensuring that the power belongs with Black communities and Black-founded nonprofits,” said Aisha Alexander-Young, CEO of Giving Gap. Reginald F. Lewis became the first Black American to build a billion-dollar company and rose to prominence with his autobiography, Why Should White Guys Have All the
4 Black Philanthropists Dedicated to Reclaiming Ownership and Giving Back to the Community
Ivy Mcgregor, Rich Paul, Trae Da Truth, and Mai Lassiter have dedicated their lives and their careers to paving the way in industries that have historically excluded Black people by effecting meaningful change and redistributing the weight of the power scales. Despite America’s large racial wealth gap, 2022 is witnessing a rise Black philanthropy. According to the Federal
21% of Black Americans Say Pandemic Revealed Need to Better Prepare Financially
The pandemic placed financial pressures on many Americans, but not all groups have been affected equally. Studies show the wealth gap has widened, leaving the ultra-wealthy in a better position and placing Black and Latino households, in particular, in a worse state than before the public health crisis. A new poll from online life insurance
What Black History Month means to four Black advisors
Jacqueline ‘JaQ’ Campbell CEO and senior wealth advisor Alexander Legacy Private Wealth Management, a part of Carson Group Network What does Black History Month mean to you? Black History Month means that I have been released to go after my destiny! I am blessed to have a birthday at the start of Black History Month,
Stratos-Affiliated First Genesis of Virginia President and CEO Kenneth Royster Recognized for Commitment to Black Community Empowerment and Development of Intergenerational Wealth by Virginia Business Magazine
Stratos Wealth Holdings (Stratos), a family of wealth management firms on a mission to support the development of growth-minded financial advisors across the country, congratulates Kenneth Royster, president, CEO and wealth advisor with First Genesis of Virginia on being one of the 12 Black business leaders featured in Virginia Business Magazine’s special edition on the African American business
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