National Association of Personal Financial Advisors’ Survey Finds that Millennials are Stressed About Their Finances

AUDIO: Stephen Fletcher, CFP®, member, National Association of Personal Financial Advisors, NAPFA Genesis Leadership committee member
(Chicago, IL, Thursday, February 20, 2020) – In order to help millennials reach their financial goals and retire with a comfortable lifestyle, the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) is offering tips for how...

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Free Online Financial Course Educates Students About Money Management Fundamentals

AUDIO: Barbara O’Neill, PhD, CFP®, AFC, Owner and CEO, Money Talk: Financial Planning Seminars and Publications
(Washington, D.C., Wednesday, February 19, 2020)  – In celebration of its 30th anniversary, the American Financial Services Association (AFSA) Education Foundation is actively promoting its free online personal finance course entitled MoneySKILL. Since its launch...

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Nationwide Survey Finds that Debt Weighs Heavy on the Minds of Americans

AUDIO: Scott Sanchez, Chief Innovation Officer, Nationwide
(Columbus, OH, Wednesday, February 5, 2020) – In December, the New York Federal Reserve announced that Americans have a record $14 trillion in debt, including mortgages, credit cards, and student loans. According to a recent...

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UPS Needs to Hire 100,000 Seasonal Employees

AUDIO: Jon Bowers, Director of Learning Technology, UPS
(Atlanta, GA, Wednesday, November 20, 2019) – UPS is hiring 100,000 seasonal employees to support its annual holiday shopping rush. The full- and part-time seasonal positions – primarily package handlers, drivers and driver-helpers – have long...

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Report Ranks the Top 25 Cities for Skilled Freelance Workers

Brett Messenger, Vice President of Public Policy and Community for Fiverr, breaks down the 2018 Freelance Impact Economic Report
(Tel Aviv, Israel,  Thursday, August 22, 2019) – Fiverr has revealed the findings of its annual Freelance Economic Impact Report, a comprehensive study that identifies and profiles the 25 largest markets in the United States...

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What You Can Do If You’re Impacted by a Disaster

AUDIO: Rullah Price, Community Outreach Director, Wells Fargo Home Lending
(San Francisco, CA, Tuesday, August 20, 2019) –  In 2018, the US experienced several natural disasters that caused destruction and devastation impacting thousands of people and their property. There were mudslides in Montecito, CA, extreme...

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New Survey from Wells Fargo Shows the Majority of Elder Financial Abuse is Committed by Friends or Family

AUDIO: Ron Long, Senior Vice President, Director of Elder Client Initiatives and Elder Center of Excellence, Wells Fargo Advisors
(St. Louis, MO, Thursday, June 13, 2019) – Eighty one percent of older Americans say they are confident they will not fall victim to elder financial abuse and their adult children are nearly just as...

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Nearly 8 Million Middle-Income Seniors Won’t be Able to Afford Senior Housing by 2029

AUDIO: Robert Kramer, Founder, National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care
(Annapolis, MD, Tuesday, May 21, 2019) – A first-of-its-kind study recently published in Health Affairs, shows 54 percent of middle-income seniors won’t be able to afford senior housing and out-of-pocket healthcare costs just 10 years...

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Fannie Mae is Finding Promising Solutions to Expand Access to and Increase the Supply of Quality Affordable Housing Through the Sustainable Communities Innovation Challenge

AUDIO: Maria Evans, vice president, Sustainable Communities, Fannie Mae
(Washington D.C., Thursday, May 2, 2019) – In a new poll, 46% of American adults said they would prefer to live in a community with access to better schools and/or childcare, but cannot afford to...

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