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Building Wealth for Renter Households

Personal wealth—savings and assets minus debts—is a central component of household financial security for families at all income levels. Obtaining home ...

BY Steven Brown & 1 more

Publication

1 week ago
Family Finances

Can Children’s Savings Accounts Programs Build Wealth?

Wealth is a critical component of economic well-being, but in today’s economy, key assets such as home ownership have become inaccessible for millions of ...

BY Jason Ewas & 1 more

Blog Post

07.19.2023
Family Finances

The New Wealth Agenda

Among the truly urgent crises facing the United States is widespread household financial insecurity. A stunning 51% of U.S. households have expenses that a ...

BY Katherine Lucas McKay & 1 more

Publication

05.26.2023
Family Finances

The Case for Early Wealth Building Accounts

The importance of what we’re calling “investable sums” in young adulthood has become increasingly clear over the last decades, as the cost of obtaining wealth-building assets in the United States has skyrocketed while incomes have stagnated.

BY Karen Biddle Andres & 4 more

Publication

02.21.2023
Family Finances

These Charts Explain Wealth Inequality in the United States

It is clear that the benefits of economic growth are not enjoyed by all.

BY Shehryar Nabi

Blog Post

10.19.2022
Family Finances

Thirteen million US households have negative net worth.

The share of U.S. households with negative net worth – meaning that the amount of debt they owe exceeds the value of all the assets they own – jumped above its historical trend during the Great Recession (2007-2009) and never returned to normal.

BY Shehryar Nabi

Blog Post

05.25.2022
Family Finances

How to Build Financial Health in Native Communities

Currently, More than half of AI/AN populations are un- or underbanked and access to capital is difficult.

BY David K. Gibson, & 1 more

Blog Post

05.23.2022
Family Finances

101 Solutions for Inclusive Wealth Building

Having wealth, or a family's assets minus their debts, is important not just for the rich—everyone needs wealth to thrive. Yet building the amount of wea ...

BY Katherine Lucas McKay & 1 more

Publication

04.26.2022