End the "Paper Chase" of Financial Records
Mitchell Katz, partner at CA Wealth Management in Bethesda, Maryland, said one reason he and other financial advisors are so busy is because people were stuck home during the pandemic. And after the home renovations and DIY projects, they turned to their finances, financial records and paperwork.

The author tells the history of the Freedman’s Savings Bank, how it grew much too quickly, why it failed and the impact on Black America. The Freedman’s Bank offered a safe depository for formerly enslaved people, expanded quickly and gained millions in deposits – mostly ranging from $5 to $50. But inexperience and corruption doomed it to failure, costing may of the small depositors their savings.


