The problem with school is it teaches you to be an employee. Nobody teaches you to be a business owner or investor.
I go into barbershops and talk about the stock market. That is where the conversation needs to happen — not in boardrooms.
Credit cards are not evil. They are a tool. Rich people use them to earn rewards. Poor people use them to go into debt. Learn which one you are doing.
Your credit score isn't a grade on your character. It's a tool. Learn how to use it.
You don't have to be rich to be financially whole.
Financial literacy is the most valuable skill that schools don't teach.
Wall Street makes money confusing on purpose. My job is to make it simple. If a former JP Morgan trader can explain it in 60 seconds on TikTok, maybe it was never that complicated to begin with.
I watched my immigrant parents stress about money every single day. That stress is what drives me. No one should have to lie awake at night because they don't understand how a 401(k) works.
Money is the number one cause of stress in America, and nobody teaches you about it in school. That's not an accident — it's a system designed to keep you confused and compliant. Financial literacy is self-defense.
Financial literacy is a feminist issue. Women who understand money have more choices, more freedom, and more power. Every woman who learns to invest is a woman who can leave a bad job, a bad relationship, or a bad situation.
The finance industry makes things complicated on purpose. If everyone understood how simple investing actually is, half of Wall Street would be out of a job.
Inflation is just a fancy word for everything getting more expensive. That is literally all it means.
I grew up in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Chicago. Now I chair the board of Starbucks. Financial literacy changed my life. It can change yours.
The single biggest barrier to wealth in Black communities is not income. It is participation in markets. You have to be in it to win it.
Financial literacy isn't about education. It's about access. Give people good tools and they make good decisions.
Athletes need financial education, not just financial advisors. The difference can be $12.7 million.
I grew up watching my family struggle financially. That is why I obsess over financial literacy.