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Black Women Investors Are on the Rise, Driven by a Desire to Build Generational Wealth J.P. Morgan Wealth Management’s third annual?Diverse Investor Study?found that 46% of Black women respondents started investing outside of an employer-sponsored retirement plan less than five years ago, compared to 24 percent of all groups surveyed. The 2024 survey aims to uncover investing trends within Black, Hispanic, and Latino communities. Study found here: https://lnkd.in/gByYGams via The Dallas Weekly | https://lnkd.in/griSUi4W cc: Stoy Hall, CFP? Carla Williams Anwin ?? Mbah

Black Women Break a US Senate Barrier, Winning Two Seats Two Black women, Angela Alsobrooks and Lisa Blunt Rochester, have won US Senate seats representing Maryland and Delaware, breaking another barrier in a 235-year-old institution long dominated by White men. By Steven Dennis and Jarrell Dillard via FinancialPost Works | https://lnkd.in/gFZaGW6V?

High school students who came up with 'impossible' proof of Pythagorean theorem discover 9 more solutions to the problem ???????? In a new peer-reviewed study, Ne'Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson outlined 10 ways to solve the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry, including a proof they discovered in high school. ??? Sascha Pare ?? via LiveScience | https://lnkd.in/gDQZVwkp

ChatBlackGPT CEO: Advisors can use AI to diversify their client base ???????? ??? Rachel Witkowski ?? via Financial Planning | https://lnkd.in/gn8ruYZU cc: Sheryl Hickerson Stoy Hall, CFP?

VC firm forced to close Black women’s grant program after lawsuit from conservative activists ???????? Had the case made it to the Supreme Court, lawyers feared all race-based funding could be overturned at the federal level. ??? Alexandra Olson ?? via Fortune | https://lnkd.in/gSfHazi8 cc: Stoy Hall, CFP? Sheryl Hickerson

Black Innovation Programs ???????? Empowering Black entrepreneurs with enhanced support Black founders who are accepted into DMZ’s Pre-Incubator and Incubator tap into an additional layer of support through the BIP stream, beyond the standard benefits that all founders receive. To be eligible, you must apply for and be accepted into the Pre-Incubator or Incubator programs. ?? via DMZ Ventures | https://lnkd.in/gyVy_T7g #FemalesAndFinance #BlackBrownProfessionals #BetterTogether cc: Sheryl Hickerson Stoy Hall, CFP? Danielle Burns, MBA @carla williams Marcella A. Evans Peggy Haslach, CFP?,CLU?

New Paradigm for Parity? Study Reveals the Impact of Personal Financial Stress on Black Women in the Workplace ???????? The study surveyed 4,600 Black women across?the United States, revealing that financial stress significantly hinders their ability to focus at work, remain productive, and in some cases, advance in their careers. ?? via Yahoo Finance | https://lnkd.in/gxbMUNsy #FemalesAndFinance #BlackAndBrownProfessionals #BetterTogether cc: Sheryl Hickerson Stoy Hall, CFP? Carla Williams Danielle Burns, MBA, BCF? Cherie Mason

Youngest Black female pilot in New York gets license ???????? Seventeen-year-old Kamora Freeland made history. She got her private pilot’s license — making her the youngest African American female to get the license in New York state. ??? Justine Re ?? via Spectrum News | https://lnkd.in/gVQ8JQ35 cc: Sheryl Hickerson Stoy Hall, CFP? Whitney Hammond CFP CLU Danielle Burns, MBA, BCF?

Young women urged to pursue careers in finance ???????? THE Head of Global Markets at Stanbic Bank Ghana, Trixie Afua Bulley, has urged young women to confidently pursue careers in finance, encouraging them to embrace opportunities in the industry. ?? via Graphic Business | https://lnkd.in/gvrYVjBj #FemalesAndFinance #BlackOwnedBusiness #BetterTogether cc: Stoy Hall, CFP? Danielle Burns, MBA, BCF? Carla Williams Daleele Alison Sheryl Hickerson

Southern Black Girls and Women's Consortium Announces Black Girls Dream Fund Winners for FY 2024 ???????? The 2024 Black Girls Dream Fund cycle received over 200 eligible applications requesting support for a variety of projects and programs that align with the organization's five (5) core funding categories:?Education,?Health + Wellness, Economics, Social Justice, and Leadership + Empowerment. After undergoing a competitive review from the Southern Black Girls Wisdom Council and Youth Ambassadors, winning recommendations were made to the Southern Black Girls leadership who then made final decisions on all grant awards, ranging from?$10,000?to?$30,000.?The 2024 cycle awarded 34 grants totaling over?$526,000?to Black women-led organizations across 13 southern states. ?? via Yahoo Finance | https://lnkd.in/gsgktsM9 #FemalesAndFinance #BlackOwnedBusiness #BetterTogether cc: Stoy Hall, CFP? Danielle Burns, MBA, BCF? Carla Williams Sheryl Hickerson