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Unfortunately, there's not a lot of easy ways to invest in startups. Many of them aren't publicly traded companies and may never be, so how do you cash in on the next big thing? Well, recently people have seen this problem and have started to allow greater access to investing in hot new companies. ...

We're now 6 months from the 1st recorded case of COVID-19 in the United States. Since then, over 3,000,000 Americans have been infected and over 125,000 have passed away due to complications related to the virus. While the virus continues to rage through the US, people are worried about themselves ...

Access to health care is an important right that everybody should have. Affordable health care can help keep a labor force healthy and productive. However, many people aren't receiving the treatment that they need, especially Black Americans.  Black Americans can be adversely affected by the h...

A lot of people are struggling as the virus continues to force temporary and permanent closures of many places of work. Only a couple of weeks ago, ​1.5 million Americans​ filed for unemployment. In May, unemployment rose to an ​estimated 16%​; inching closer to the unemployment records of the...

In the past month, many issues affecting black Americans have come to light. One that is especially troubling is the reality of income inequality in America. Though we have made some improvements in terms of representation, the structures are designed in a way that discourages overcoming ...

In recent years, income share agreements (ISAs) have been touted as an alternative to college loans. The people pushing for this change claim that they are more balanced in risk vs reward for the person pursing a college degree. While that may be true, many critics claim that they are often mo...

Debt can be beneficial and some of it is good debt. Some debt can help you to improve your credit score and help make big purchases like cars or houses. Student debt is not that. Other debt is not like that. Bad debt comes in many shapes in sizes, but it always leaves you in a worse position than b...

Access to a college education is something that everyone should be able to enjoy. Accessibility of federal student loans is something that has helped improve that access. However, these loans can still disproportionately affect different types of people. Even with access to various types of loans, ...

Student loans can be daunting for anybody, but especially for new teachers. With an average starting salary of ​$38,617​ nationwide and the average student debt being nearly the entirety of that (​$32,731​), it can be difficult to pay back your student loans. This lower than average ...

Last week, the House of Representatives passed the HEROES Act and now it's up to the Senate to push the bill further along. This bill would provide over ​$3 Trillion​ in relief, including some much needed student loan relief, hopefully. The bill looks to send more stimulus checks and expa...