Overview
Join a virtual event hosted by the Aspen Institute Financial Security Program and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis exploring innovative ideas to address growing wealth inequality in the United States. Discover insights from the book "The Future of Building Wealth: Brief Essays on the Best Ideas to Build Wealth—for Everyone," featuring 63 original essays by 106 contributors. Learn about promising approaches to rebuild balance sheets of struggling families, promote inclusive wealth growth, and enhance economic resilience and upward mobility across the nation. Gain valuable perspectives on potential reforms to update the social contract in response to current economic challenges, including racial, gender, generational, and educational wealth gaps. Access the full book at futureofwealth.org and engage in a thought-provoking discussion with the book's editors and select authors about reimagining wealth accumulation in the context of growing inequality, the pandemic, economic downturn, and national racial reckoning.
Syllabus
Future of Building Wealth Book Launch Event
Taught by
The Aspen Institute