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Black personal finance influencers are making financial freedom a focus this Juneteenth

Troy Millings, left, and Rashad Bilal of Earn Your Leisure Source: Earn Your Leisure Social influencers focused on financial education for the Black community are emphasizing a message of financial freedom this Juneteenth as the nation commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. “I definitely feel the Juneteenth remembrance should have a level …

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Juneteenth: Why financial literacy needs to be part of the holiday celebration

Brock Harrell, of Galveston, rings a bell during a reenactment to celebrate Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves elsewhere in the United States, in Galveston, Texas, June 19, 2021. Callaghan O’Hare | Reuters Financially focused podcast Earn Your Leisure is aiming to normalize …

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As Insurance Industry Increases Minority Hiring, Exit Rate Also Increases

Source: https://insurancenewsnet.com/innarticle/as-insurance-industry-increases-minority-hiring-exit-rate-also-increases Efforts by the insurance industry to increase representation of Black and other minorities within its ranks have taken on characteristics of the Voynich manuscript, a mysterious unbreakable code. One the one hand, the hiring rate of Black employees in the insurance business is double that of other employee groups. But at the same …

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OneAmerica Commits $1 Million Toward Financial Literacy

Source: https://insurancenewsnet.com/press-releases/oneamerica-commits-1-million-toward-financial-literacy Educational program launches to empower Central Indiana youth & adults with financial knowledge INDIANAPOLIS ─ (May 16, 2022) ─ OneAmerica® today announced a $1 million commitment to activate a uniquely tailored financial literacy program in Central Indiana. In collaboration with The American College of Financial Services, the program will offer practical financial understanding to build …

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Insurance industry’s diversity scores show modest improvements

Source: https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/insurance-industry-s-diversity-scores-show-modest-improvements-70267950 U.S. insurance companies are making strides toward the goal of becoming more diverse, aided by a growing conviction that such steps can help boost company performance. In addition to posting a year-over-year increase in its S&P Global gender diversity score, the insurance industry’s workforce also became more racially diverse in 2021, according to …

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Raymond James Ramps Up Diversity Efforts After Pandemic Lull

aymond James Financial continues to be committed to improving diversity at the company and the financial services industry overall despite recent challenges that included the COVID-19 pandemic somewhat stalling its mentorship efforts, according to Paul Reilly, the firm’s CEO. The firm started recruiting people of color, women and other potential candidates for the Raymond James …

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