According to a 2018 study by RTI International and the RAND Corp, many students know very little about financial wellness or how to budget. And in Texas, 55 percent of college students graduate with debt. Texas students hold an average of $27,000 in debt — nearly a 3 percent increase since 2016, and student debt […]
In honor of Financial Literacy Month, Donald Bowers, vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ Houston Branch, and Teeba Rose, author of “You’re Closer Think” are guests on the next Sunday Morning Live with Marcus Davis. Bowers and Rose are committed to helping people understand money as a tool to be used to […]
It’s Financial Literacy Month, and America’s Wealth Coach Deborah Owens joined Roland Martin on NewsOne Now along with a financial literacy quiz to test your knowledge. The FINRA Investor Education Foundation has found that only 39 percent out of 25,000 adults surveyed answered correctly on four of the five questions in their financial literacy quiz. Owens called […]
With so much attention being paid to the #OscarsSoWhite controversy and the Academy Awards, Roland Martin and NewsOne Now shifted the focus of the conversation from acting nominations to a broader look at the entire movie industry. On Friday’s edition of NewsOne Now, Martin sat down with director/producer Bill Duke, who understands not just what happens […]
People in the African-American community love to talk about “buying Black” and with the increasing push to keep funds circulating within our own neighborhoods, many have found that more funds exit the Black community than stay in. According to author Brooke Stephens’ book, Talking Dollars and Making Sense: A Wealth Building Guide for African-Americans, the lifespan […]
On TV One’s flagship morning program, NewsOne Now, Roland Martin and numerous guests spend a considerable amount of time talking about wealth creation in the…
HOUSTON, TX – Alliance Financial Ministries, Inc will host a one-day money simulation event on SATURDAY, June 15, 2013 from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm. The event will be held at The Crowne Plaza Hotel (Reliant stadium) Campus located at 8686 Kirby Dr. Houston, TX 77054. This FREE event is for high school through college […]
Author X’ernona Woods of children’s book “Save That Penny For A Sunny Day”, is taking the Windy city of Chicago by storm! The time is “now”, to invest in educating youth about prosperity. 74% of our youth are concern about the economy, and 500,000 of the youth within the state of Illinois are living below […]
