1MBB – One Million New Black Businesses in 10 Years –$130M Committed by Shopify. Here is How It Works.
I am honored and glad to talk about our new initiative, pioneered by Operation HOPE. We are aiming to help create one million new black businesses over the next ten years. #1MBB If you missed my livestream on Wednesday October 21st, watch the replay and comment now:...
“Squawk Box” Appearance Recap: Reinvesting for the Reset
This morning I appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box alongside venture capitalist and investor Kevin O'Leary to discuss a recent federal policy proposal regarding taxes and the infrastructure bill. It's time to face facts fairly. Our country is falling apart —...
The Need to Connect Aspiration with Financial Education
Recently, I had the opportunity to discuss this on air with a team of amazing commentators at Bloomberg and how Operation HOPE and I are doing our part to help protect new investors through the Investors' Bill of Rights. This conversation is so important because...
Building Black Wealth: Buy and Hold
Wealth building isn't about luck, it's about principle, habit, and strategy. For example, if you believe in the principle of saving and spending less than you bring in and put it into practice you'll always have more than you need. That's a principle that's been put...
The Making of an Entrepreneur
With every profession in life you need to have certain internal prerequisites, or character traits, if you will, or a basic bend toward a particular skillset to be good or exceptional at your craft. If you're going to be an attorney you need to be a critical reader...
Mastering Your Credit
It's no secret that upward economic mobility has historically been stripped away from African Americans in this country. From slavery to Jim Crow to red lining, stumbling blocks have intentionally been placed on our road to financial freedom. But if it's one thing...
Operation HOPE and Experian Launch the HOPE Financial Wellness Index. A Tool for Social Justice.
Today was a great day for our work at Operation HOPE, our silver rights movement, and the growing body of work that we believe informs a 3rd Reconstruction, that spans 2020 to 2030. Most importantly, we believe that this work is part of the data baseline that seeks...
HOPE Launches New Financial Wellness/700 Credit Score Index in Collaboration with Experian
Today, Operation HOPE announces the launch of its 700 Credit Score Index in collaboration with credit and information bureau Experian. This index, the first of its kind, reveals the average credit score for every city and state in the United States and gives shape and...
Success Is Not an Accident
Success isn't something that you stumble upon. It's something that's intentionally developed and cultivated over time. But every tree that yields fruit (success) first begins as a seed. And every seed needs planting and every planted seed must be watered. Most times,...
New Wealth, Old Wealth, and Fake Wealth
It's easy to spot who's new to money and who's faking it. It's not as easy to spot "old wealth", but if you pay close enough attention you can see it too. But whether you're new to wealth, were born into it, or are trying to get there there's one thing that we should...
Resetting to a Living Wage
This morning, I joined Stephanie Ruhle and a panel of guests to discuss the latest jobs report. It certifies and reveals what we already know anecdotally — there are millions of vacant jobs that employers simply cannot fill around the country. It doesn't mean that...