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Thrivers and Strugglers: A Growing Economic Divide
Ray Boshara, director of the Center for Household Financial Stability at the St. Louis Fed, discusses research from the center suggesting that age/birth year, education and race/ethnicity increasingly matter for building wealth and financial security.
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A Global Perspective of the U.S. Workforce in the Midst of Technological Advancement
Learn about the need to create systems that better reflect the demands of the global workforce in an age when technology threatens to displace many workers.
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Cash on Hand Is Critical for Avoiding Hardship
Should more families be encouraged to hold a liquidity buffer even if it means incurring more debt in the short term?
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The Financial Diaries Authors Discuss Income Volatility
St. Louis Fed Senior Community Development Specialist Jeanne Marra recaps information learned about income volatility and its framework from Jonathan Morduch and Rachel Schneider, authors of The Financial Diaries: How American Families Cope in a World of Uncertainty.
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Family scholar house: educational program breaks cycle of poverty for single parents in Louisville
St. Louis Fed Senior Community Development Specialist Faith Weekly introduces readers to a program that is changing lives for single parents enrolled in college.
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Redlining Louisville Project: Early Lessons Learned
Imagine if all your hard work and aspirations were crippled by a small handful of individuals with low expectations for your future success, credibility or worth. Read about the redlining practices in America that did just that.
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The Key to Champion Community Investments' Success
The directors of CCI have found a way?through collaboration?to become discerning lenders who effectively balance their nonprofit mission with common sense.
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Back to the Future: Financial Capability in Social Work Practice
Increasingly, financial development is becoming as much a part of social work as helping people meet basic human needs and enhance their well-being ? just as it was in the profession?s earliest years.
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Understanding Banking from the Ground Up
Thoughts on banking, the unbanked and financial health after an event featuring Lisa Servon, author of The Unbanking of America: How the New Middle Class Survives.
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Opportunity Knocks: Socially Underwriting the Small-Dollar Mortgage
A unique partnership in Memphis is providing small-dollar home loans to LMI individuals. Learn about how they?re making it work.