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Jackie Jusko
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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.
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.
American Banker: What the child tax credit – a windfall for families – means for banks
Commonwealth Co-Founder and Executive Director Timothy Flacke and Co-Founder and Chairman Peter Tufano shared their insights on the financial impact the child tax credit could have for US families, and the role banks and financial institutions play in enabling financial security and…
The Hill: Missing voices in the Child Tax Credit frenzy — parents
The Hill highlights Commonwealth’s tax time messaging in this article on parents’ voices surrounding the Advance Child Tax Credit.
Aspen Institute: For Children, Better Data Equals Better Policy
Aspen Institute highlighted Commonwealth’s research on the American Rescue Plan Act and the Child Tax Credit (CTC).
NPR: The Expanded Child Tax Credit is Here. Here’s What You Need to Know
Commonwealth Co-Founder and Executive Director Timothy Flacke weighed in on the importance of advance child tax credit payments starting this month as Commonwealth announces its ARPA Access Initiative.
Truist: Truist launches ‘Start. Save. Win!’ pilot program to help clients build emergency savings
Commonwealth partnered with Truist, a top 10 bank, to pilot a prize-based emergency savings program as part of our work with BlackRock’s Emergency Savings Initiative.
BenefitsPRO: How expanding the ‘S’ in ESG helps workers, employers and investors
A recent report from Commonwealth and the Sustainable Investing Team at Putnam Investments demonstrated the role worker financial security plays in ESG metrics.