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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.
How benefits professionals can leverage payroll tools to advance worker financial security
Commonwealth SVP Nick Maynard joined Anurag Chandra, ADP’s Division VP, Strategy, to discuss how benefits professionals can re-examine available payroll tools to advance financial security, particularly for LMI workers.
What Are the Investing Personas of Lower and Moderate Income Black and Latina Women?
The investment behaviors, perceptions and financial engagement of LMI women are detailed in fresh insights from Commonwealth and Logica Research.
Commentary: Investors’ pivotal role in worker financial security
As the data come in on ESG integration, one of the many forms of sustainable investing, we are seeing that investing for good is often coupled with non-concessionary financial returns. Commonwealth’s Charvi Gandotra and Nick Maynard share findings around how…
Retirement Plans and Life Insurance Contribute to Employees’ Financial Security
While retirement savings and life insurance are important to employees feeling financially secure, a large majority of them also express interest in emergency savings, in this piece that cites Commonwealth’s work with retirement recordkeepers.
Chatbots offer advice without judgment. Low-income people are noticing.
American Banker referenced Commonwealth’s research and highlighted recent opportunities and developments of chatbot usage as a means of communication. Learn more about the dramatic increase in conversational AI and the opportunity it presents to meet the needs, wants and aspirations…
Gig Wage, Green Dot and Commonwealth Announce a Partnership To Help Minority Group Gig Workers
Fintech 1099 payroll platform Gig Wage has announced a partnership with Commonwealth in a project aimed at addressing the financial insecurity of the growing non-traditional workforce.
Conversational AI Could Make Financial Info More Accessible, Understandable
A new report from Commonwealth examines the uptake in conversation AI during the pandemic, and its potential to enhance financial security and opportunity for all.
Why Momentum is Building for Emergency Savings Accounts
Earlier this year, industry nonprofit Commonwealth released a report detailing how 401k recordkeepers are leading the charge to address the emergency savings crisis, rushing to create both in-plan and out-of-plan solutions. The report summarized interviews with nine of the largest…
The Wall Street Journal: The New Employer Benefit: Matching Emergency Savings
This Wall Street Journal story about emergency savings as an employee benefit highlights the work of our partner, BlackRock’s Emergency Savings Initiative.
The Nonprofit Times: Investing App Targeted at Gender, Racial Wealth Gap
Commonwealth’s partnership with investing app Public.com will pilot an investing journey for LMI women of color.
New fintech tools must address demographic gaps in usage
Commonwealth Director Brian Gilmore shared findings from a recent study with Plaid around the demographic usage of fintech tools, and the opportunity fintechs and financial institutions have to enable financial security as uptake increases.
Investment News: How fintechs are tackling racial and gender wealth gaps
Featuring Commonwealth’s research on how fintechs can close the wealth gap as well as our partnership with Public.com.