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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.
Will Prizes Get More Low-Income People To Save?
Forbes article covering a Bipartisan Policy Center event where D2D Executive Director Tim Flacke spoke on Prize-Linked Savings.
The Anti-Poverty Experiment
Wall Street Journal article on the modern, data-driven methods being tested to help alleviate poverty.
Appeal of Savings Bonds Wanes in Ultralow Interest Environment
NYT columnist Ann Carrns talks about the reduced appeal of savings bonds due to low interest rates.
Why you should never, ever play the lottery
Despite it's popularity, the lottery can be harmful to low-income people; but can we apply those concepts to saving? An article from the Washington Post explores the possibility.
A fat tax refund says your strategy is wrong
An article in the Washington Post explains that tax time offers a great opportunity to jump start saving, whether you put it in a Prize-Linked Saving account or enter SaveYourRefund.
Seeing a Tax Refund as a Financial Opportunity
NY Times “Your Money” column discusses the best ways to take advantage of your tax refund as a financial opportunity.
Prize-Linked Savings: You Can Bank on Winning This Contest
This NBC News article explains D2D's Save Your Refund initiative, as well as the importance of Prize-Linked Savings Accounts.
A Lottery You Can’t Lose
In a blog post for the Huffington Post, Bob Hildreth of FUEL Education discusses the benefits of Prize-Linked Savings, specifically highlighting D2D's work.
Mass. lottery should embrace games that encourage savings
An editorial in the Boston Globe, noting that Massachusetts has the nation's best lottery, calls on the state to pass legislation allowing banks and credit unions to offer prize-linked savings accounts.
To encourage savings, Mass. should allow banks to offer lotteries
An editorial in the Boston Globe calls prize-linked savings 'one of the most promising strategies to combat poverty' that 'isn't legal in Massachusetts.' The article also cites growing momentum among state legislatures and calls out D2D's work in promoting the…
Can ‘Lotteries’ at Banks Get People to Save More?
The Wall Street Journal speaks with Rep. Kilmer and Senator Moran, the Congressmen behind the American Savings Promotion Act, and D2D Fund's Executive Director Tim Flacke about the growth and benefits of prize-linked savings.
Here’s One Solution to America’s Destructive Lottery Addiction
According to Time Money, Prize-Linked Savings offers a financially smart alternative to playing the lottery.