In the Media

MEDIA CONTACT 
Jackie Jusko
Cell: 216-374-0945
jjusko@buildcommonwealth.org

To drive maximum progress on making wealth possible for all, Commonwealth complements our innovation and partnerships by shaping relevant public and private conversations in the media. Amplifying our work in national, mainstream, and trade outlets is critical to informing and inspiring business, fintech, and policy leaders to act, and ultimately to achieving our vision of systemic change. Browse our latest articles here.

Employee Benefit News

Use financial benefits as a strategy to boost business and create stress-free workers

Commonwealth’s Tim Flacke outlines the importance of developing a financial security strategy to provide value to not only workers, but their employers.

Plan Adviser

Emergency Savings Preparedness and Perceptions

Recent data, including a report released by Commonwealth and DCIIA, indicate that preparedness for emergency expenses varies widely based on income, and that the retirement industry has an opportunity to help improve emergency savings among workers.

Business Group on Health Podcast

When Pay Isn’t Enough: Driving Business Value Through Financial Security

Commonwealth’s Timothy Flacke spoke with LuAnn Heinen to explore how companies can take their investment in wages to turn them into an outcome that drives business value and makes workers better off.

The New York Times

Pay Down Your Credit Card Balances, and Other Tips for a Slowing Economy

Commonwealth’s Nick Maynard shared the importance of emergency savings to overall financial security in an uncertain financial time.

Benzinga

Top News in Fintech and Beyond

Benzinga shared Commonwealth’s report on building credit to build wealth in its daily fintech newsletter.

Human Resource Executive

Inflation, market volatility are hurting retirement optimism. What can HR do?

Commonwealth’s Timothy Flacke weighs in on how employers can look at the overall financial picture when it comes to best serving employees’ financial needs in an uncertain economic time.

Tearsheet Green Finance Podcast

The Green Finance Podcast Ep. 2: The S in ESG and the role of inclusive product design

Commonwealth’s Timothy Flacke joined Iulia Ciutina of Tearsheet to discuss the social factors behind sustainable investing, and how we can increase equity and inclusion in fintech by using clever product design.

Nasdaq

Fueling Economic Growth in Black and Latina Communities: digitalundivided’s Mission to Create an Inclusive Entrepreneurial Future

Efforts to create a more inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem for female Black and Latina founders cites Commonwealth’s Framework for Inclusive Investing.

Bipartisan Policy Center

Can Emergency Savings Support the Retirement System?

Commonwealth’s Brian Gilmore co-authored a piece outlining new tools to save for emergencies might impact and safeguard retirement savings.

Plan Sponsor

Senators to Propose Retirement Bill Tackling Emergency Savings

A bill addressing the short-term security of workers by providing the option for employers to offer workers retirement-linked emergency savings accounts is currently under consideration in the Senate. A report from Commonwealth and DCIIA provides guidance on well-designed emergency savings…

Plan Adviser

Milliman Partners with SecureSave on Emergency Savings

Emergency savings programs linked to retirement are gaining momentum in the workplace, and research from DCIIA and Commonwealth gives insight into the progress the retirement industry has made on developing and implementing emergency savings solutions.

Global Fintech Series

New Research Indicates Digital Wallet Uptake Could Have a High Impact on Financial Security for Underserved Consumers

A new Commonwealth study is uncovering the potential of digital wallets and payment apps to provide savings opportunities for consumers living on low to moderate incomes.