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Which reasons do you think contributed the most to younger and more diverse investors joining the stock market in the past few years? Why?

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Extend Your Learning

Relevant Resources from NGPF:

  • Racial Discrimination and Financial Wealth (Lesson)
  • ANALYZE: Inequalities in Investing (Activity)
  • Who was Wall Street's first Black millionaire? (Question of the Day)

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References:

  • Many younger Black Americans started investing during the pandemic (Marketplace)
  • Black Investors Trade Their Way Through the Pandemic (Morning Brew)
  • At age 2, my son has more money in the bank than I did at 18, and it's part of my plan

to build generational wealth (Business Insider)

  • Legendary Black Investors (Investopedia)
  • Black Investor Survey 2020 (Ariel-Schwab)
  • 8 Black Financial Influencers Who Are Making Us Smarter (The Penny Hoarder)

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