Ivy League Students Fail Financial Literacy Quiz: Advisors See Opportunity
With most Americans struggling to master financial concepts, advisors are turning to Goalsetter’s technology as they connect with the next generation.
Chris Paul Partners With Black-Woman-Owned Fintech Company To Create Savings Accounts For 1,400 Oakland Middle-School Students – AfroTech
Chris Paul has entered into a partnership that considers the financial futures of the youth. Goalsetter, a fintech company founded by Tanya Van Court, has shared results from a study it conducted with Ivy League university students revealing a significant lack of understanding when it comes to personal finances. When surveying 1,065 undergraduate students from Harvard University, Stanford University, and the […]
Bridging the Gap: Empowering Women Through Financial Literacy
A recent study from Bank of America found that women are increasingly gaining confidence not only in managing their finances but talking about money.1 Additionally, Fidelity openly shared that the firm gained 48% more new women customers in 2023 compared to 2019. Furthermore, the firm added 99% more Gen Z women customers and 48% more […]
Are You Financially Smarter Than A 12th Grader?
Cheers to a terrific week in progress, ForbesBLK. Jabari here. I am writing to you freshly removed from my first major surgery — a wisdom tooth removal. It’s weird having a hole in your gums. I can’t accurately describe the feeling, but it’s almost like chewing extra soggy cereal. It feels yucky. My personal health issue […]
Estudiantes de las 10 mejores universidades de EE.UU. sacan una “F” en evaluación de conocimientos financieros – El Diario NY
Goalsetter, una plataforma educativa de finanzas familiares que se enfoca en el gasto y el ahorro, publicó los hallazgos de su último estudio: “¿Eres financieramente más inteligente que un estudiante de secundaria?“, una mirada al estado de la educación financiera para estudiantes en las principales universidades de Estados Unidos. Los resultados del cuestionario encontraron una deficiencia generalizada en […]
Report: Students at Top Ten Schools Score an “F” in Financial Literacy Assessment
Quiz results expose concerning gaps in personal finance knowledge among the country’s brightest minds
Goalsetter Secures $9.6 Million in Series A Extension Funding to Help American Families Learn to Save, Spend, Invest and Build Wealth
The investment for the Series A Extension round was led by an affiliate of Edward Jones, with new and returning investments from MassMutual, Reseda Group, Fiserv, Seae Ventures, Astia Fund, InTouchCU and PFNYC.
Tanya Van Court’s Goalsetter Closes On A $9.6M Series A Extension Round To Further Its Mission Of Financial Equity And Education
Tanya Van Court’s Goalsetter has reached yet another milestone since launching in 2019. As AFROTECH™ previously reported, the founder and CEO founded the fintech platform to help youth and families gain access to banking and financial education, including tools, investing, and savings. In 2021, Goalsetter’s mission caught the attention of NBA stars Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, and Andre Drummond, who all […]
Money app Goalsetter raises $9.6M to expand partnerships, reach schools
Financial technology app Goalsetter has met its own goal of raising more than $9 million from institutional investors to help expand its partnerships with wealth managers, financial institutions and school systems. Continue Reading »
Birmingham invests $1 million in another year of financial literacy training
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday approved another $1 million to support a financial literacy program that began last year in Birmingham City Schools to coach students, teachers and staff on bank accounts, stocks and saving. The financial workshops also teach the importance of good credit and the danger of high-interest loans. Last year, the […]