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Financial Independence: Economic equity is possible!

As America attempts to overcome the pandemic, July ushers in more than just the summer heat. More and more Americans, especially Black Americans, are choosing to leave the workplace behind. Although misleading narratives about financial independence are looming, we are committed to empowering financial literacy across our communities.

Lavish Your Loved Ones on a Budget

Tis' the Season to yearn for normalcy, said every single soul living through the pandemic.For the second year, the holiday season is being ushered in along with the concerning undertones of a still lingering global pandemic. While many families insist on celebrating the holiday's arrival as expected, there are indeed new challenges ahead.Tis' the Season to yearn for normalcy, said every single soul living through the pandemic.For the second year, the holiday season is being ushered in along with the concerning undertones of a still lingering global pandemic. While many families insist on celebrating the holiday's arrival as expected, there are indeed new challenges ahead.

Life Insurance Has the Ability to Create Generational Wealth

One of the greatest gifts we can leave our loved ones is the absence of financial burden.Many of us have been on the receiving end of a GoFundMe campaign after the passing of someone. Whether it is an illness, violence, or natural causes – people leave this earth each day without the appropriate funds in place to cover their funeral and burial.

Mental Health Awareness

Imagine a world where everything around you begins to crumble. There is an abundance of ailment and sickness, unrelenting confusion and few immediate resources. For many, this was life prior to the pandemic. Now, atop mounting financial obligations and daily struggles to survive – mental health is carrying the load.There has always been a negative stigma attached to mental illness in minority communities.

Diversity in Finance

As if the challenges of COVID-19 were not enough in 2020, many of us witnessed racially provoked killings across America more publicly thanks to technology. The public display of atrocities towards African Americans in the United States is a festering wound that haunts generations. However, this time it is different, we hope.

Gender Wage Gap

After working in Corporate Americafor more than a decade, I learned the reality of the gender pay gap. I experienced years of overlooked efforts and delivered results, while my male colleagues, mostly white male colleagues, were rewarded with recognition, title, and a comfortable salary! Now, as the Vice President of Operations at Money Script Wealth Management, I have vowed to take a stand for gender pay equality and assure our company offers competitive wages to all employees regardless of gender or race. Our firm also empowers our female clients and supporters to know their worth!