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Budgeting and Financial Planning
The Basics of Estate Planning (Part One)
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About Rodney A. Brooks and this website...
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March 12, 2024
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Budgeting and Financial Planning
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November 25, 2023
Budgeting and Financial Planning
Keys to the Future: Navigating Black Homeownership
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Elevate Your Finances: Strategies for Success with Zaneilla Harris
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October 30, 2023
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Essential Tips on Emergency Funds, Setting Priorities, and Retirement Planning with Zaneilia Harris
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October 30, 2023
Budgeting and Financial Planning
Securing Your Legacy: Zaneilia Harris Shares Insights on Life Insurance and Estate Planning
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Budgeting and Financial Planning
Managing Student Debt and Planning Your Financial Future: Expert Advice with Nicolas Abrams
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October 5, 2023
Budgeting and Financial Planning
Building Wealth in Your 20s and 30s: Nicolas Abrams' Strategies for Millennials & Gen Z
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Budgeting and Financial Planning
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From Millennials to Retirees: Expert Financial Advice for Every Age with Deborah Owens
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August 22, 2023
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Budgeting and Financial Planning
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Resources for Black Americans
A Quick Guide to Navigating Medicare
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June 20, 2023
Budgeting and Financial Planning
Conversation with LeCount Davis, the first Black Certified Financial Planner (CFP)
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May 19, 2023
Retirement and 401(k)
Common Investment Mistakes with Joe Davis
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May 19, 2023
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Retirement, Savings and Aging out of the Job Market with John Waggoner
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April 27, 2023
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Roland Martin Discusses the Racial Wealth Gap with Rodney A. Brooks
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April 27, 2023
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Great Day Washington Interview on WUSA9
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February 10, 2022
Budgeting and Financial Planning
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February 9, 2022
Retirement and 401(k)
Financial Expert Ed Slott Talks Tax Deferred
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Budgeting and Financial Planning
Wills vs Trusts with Ann Carrozza
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Budgeting and Financial Planning
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Retirement and 401(k)
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February 7, 2022
Retirement and 401(k)
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February 3, 2022
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Author Kerry Hannon on Age Discrimination
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Retirement and 401(k)
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February 3, 2022
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NABJ Hall of Fame Acceptance
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December 9, 2021
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December 9, 2021
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Fixing the Racial Wealth Gap Teaser
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December 9, 2021
Social Security
Video: Financial Advisor Mitch Katz Discusses Social Security
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October 14, 2021
Retirement and 401(k)
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May 13, 2021
Budgeting and Financial Planning
Video: Ted Daniels on the Importance of Teaching Financial Literacy
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May 13, 2021
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Video: I Talk To Author Elizabeth White About People She Has Met Because Of Her Book
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May 12, 2021
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Rodney Brooks
An award-winning journalist, writer and author and my specialty is retirement planning and other personal finance issues. I have written for many national publications, including USA TODAY, The Washington Post, U.S. News & World Report, AARP and National Geographic. I am available to speak on personal finance, financial literacy and the racial wealth gap.
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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.
