Overview
Explore the critical issue of closing racial and gender wealth gaps through inclusive access to financial market investing in this recorded webinar from the Aspen Institute Financial Security Program and Commonwealth. Delve into the structural barriers preventing people of color and women from fully participating in wealth-creation opportunities through stock market investments. Examine potential solutions, including broadening investor representation, expanding access, innovating products and distribution models, and addressing income inequality through policy. Learn about the newly-published report, "A Framework for Inclusive Investing," which offers recommendations for addressing inequities in stock market participation. Gain insights from industry leaders on the role of financial literacy, the importance of empowering underrepresented groups, and strategies for overcoming barriers to investment. Understand how policymakers, corporate leaders, fintech firms, and companies offering benefits can contribute to creating a more inclusive investment landscape.
Syllabus
Introduction
The Future of Wealth and Ownership
Jalen Griffin President NASDAQ Foundation
Tim Staples Executive Director Commonwealth Foundation
New Framework
Opportunity
We Can Do Better
Questions
Financial Education
Empowering Others
Barriers to Investment
Outro
Taught by
The Aspen Institute