Our Webinars
Commonwealth is on a mission to make wealth possible for all. We host a variety of programs to understand current challenges facing financially vulnerable Americans, share our research and insights, and pose equitable, scalable solutions.
Commonwealth’s webinars provide an opportunity to discover new data, receive expert insights, and strategize for organizational success. We look forward to being in conversation with you as we work together towards a more equitable future for low- to moderate-income people living in the United States. View our upcoming and past webinars below.
Past Webinars
Liquid Savings and Expanding Access to 529s to Close the Wealth Gap
Effective financial resources are only as valuable as they are accessible to those who need them. 529 plans, and CSAs broadly, are potentially game-changing tools for families positively impacting their trajectories of opportunity. Yet, only 4% of low- to moderate-income (LMI) families currently use 529s.
How FinTech Can Help Close the Investing Gap
Exploring ways in which innovation and partnership can close racial and gender wealth disparity.
The Future of Financial Opportunity: Exploring New Channels for Inclusive Finance
Commonwealth and experts from industries like transit, telecommunications and contactless payments discussed how these “new channels” are creating opportunities for financial innovation and inclusion and what you can do.
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Opportunity
ARPA is a powerful, perhaps unprecedented opportunity to advance financial security and equity, and financial services, employers and benefits industries have a vital role to play.
Recordkeepers’ Role in Providing Emergency Savings for an Inclusive Recovery
Commonwealth and DCIIA presented findings from our research about drivers and considerations of recordkeeper-provided emergency savings and discussed the implications of these findings for recordkeepers, plan sponsors, retirement advisors, and financial institutions.
Tax Time 2021: What we know about the ‘lookback’
Commonwealth followed up our November tax time webinar with Jason Ewas, Senior Policy Manager at Commonwealth, along with a group of tax expert panelists, to provide the latest updates on the lookback and its implications on low-income Americans.
Money, Mindsets & Systems: A New Framework for Building Positive Financial Futures
We unveiled key findings from this new research about the factors contributing to a financial security mindset: framing financial security as a journey; focusing on values and aspirations; and benefiting from financially secure peer networks.
Tax Season 2021: A Looming Crisis for Low-Income Families of Color
In this webinar Commonwealth’s Executive Director and Co-Founder, Timothy Flacke, along with a group of expert panelists, discussed who will be most impacted by the 2021 tax season and how, and shared a roadmap for what Commonwealth and other organizations can do to help the roughly 2 million low-income Americans.
5 Things to Know About Autosave for Employers
Commonwealth Senior Policy Manager Jason Ewas presented the Path to Autosave and offered 5 steps to how employers can submit a CFPB CAST application for a groundbreaking Autosave program.