Lifelong Learning Pays Off
More and more seniors are taking advantage of a little-known perk that enriches their lives, helps their communities…and could help them make money.
Retired newspaper editor Geri Tucker of Alexandria, Virginia received her master’s degree from Old Dominion University last year, nearly 50 years from the date she received her bachelor’s degree.
She was 72 at the time, the university’s oldest student at the graduation.
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.
