Leslie Lewis (she/her)
What is the NASDAQ?
Nasdaq was the acronym for the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation Stock Market, but it has since become a word
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The Investing Starter Kit Blog
Leslie Lewis (she/her)
- Sep 19
- 1 min
What is the New York Stock Exchange?
The NYSE is the world's largest marketplace for buying and selling stocks. It's also one of the oldest in the world, founded in May 1792!...
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Leslie Lewis (she/her)
- Sep 15
- 1 min
Step 9–Create a new money plan
Create a new money plan, preparing to start investing.
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Leslie Lewis (she/her)
- Aug 30
- 1 min
Step 8--Begin paying down debt
If you have been taking the first 7 steps of the MGB Investing Starter Kit process, especially Step 6, then by the time you get to step...
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Leslie Lewis (she/her)
- Aug 24
- 1 min
What is Term Life Insurance?
A financial strategy for people who have dependents, term life insurance is a useful way to consider to create peace of mind for parents...
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Leslie Lewis (she/her)
- Jul 14
- 2 min
Step 7 —Add it up!
If you have been following along with the steps of the MGB Investing Starter Kit process, then you should have some information on your...
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Leslie Lewis (she/her)
- Jul 5
- 1 min
Independence
Happy Fifth of July! So, I must admit, I found it harder to celebrate America this year with the Supreme Court ruling to dismantle...
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Leslie Lewis (she/her)
- Jun 29
- 3 min
What is a Bull Market?
When the stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 or the Dow Jones, (or some other index or indicator), rises more than 20% from its 52...
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Leslie Lewis (she/her)
- Jun 19
- 3 min
"I'm Black Everyday"
In her latest newsletter, my brilliant friend Monica Coleman discusses why she doesn't 'celebrate' Juneteenth, and I thought I'd share...
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Leslie Lewis (she/her)
- Jun 16
- 1 min
"Bend, but don't break!"
The Blaze virtual conference is happening next week, and registration is free! The theme is the very appropriate "Bend, but don't break!"...
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Leslie Lewis (she/her)
- Jun 9
- 1 min
Step 6 —Assess debts
Happy June! The 6th month of the year, time to introduce step 6 in the MGB Investing Starter Kit process--Assess all of our debts...
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Hello MGB [MultiGenerational.Black]
- May 26
- 1 min
Step 5–An Abundance Fund
Happy Memorial Day Weekend! We hope you have something nice planned. And we remember those who gave their service to our country so that...
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Leslie Lewis (she/her)
- May 18
- 2 min
What is an ETF?
What the ETF? lol. An 'Exchange Traded Fund' or ETF for short, is just like a mutual fund, it's an investment that allows the purchaser...
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Leslie Lewis (she/her)
- May 4
- 2 min
What is a mutual fund?
Instead of investing in individual stocks, another investment you can choose is called a MUTUAL FUND, which is an actively managed...
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Leslie Lewis (she/her)
- Apr 25
- 1 min
Step 4 -Open an Account and Get a Check In Chum
Step 4 in the MGB Investing Starter Kit process is to open an account and get what we call a Check In Chum. Watch these two videos to get...
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Leslie Lewis (she/her)
- Apr 21
- 3 min
America Will Be
April is also National Poetry Month in America. Here's one from Dartmouth professorof English, Dr. Joshua Bennett, PhD. AMERICA WILL BE...
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Leslie Lewis (she/her)
- Apr 13
- 2 min
For Us By Us
FUBU founder Daymond John has this great interview with Marie Forleo, as he promotes his new children's book. My favorite takeaway is the...
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Leslie Lewis (she/her)
- Apr 7
- 1 min
Kwibuka29 🇷🇼
Today we commemorate the lives lost 29 years ago in the Central African country Rwanda. It is a solemn day. 'Kwibuka' means 'to remember'...
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Leslie Lewis (she/her)
- Apr 1
- 1 min
Financial April Fools Day 2023
When have you 'acted the fool' with money? We all make mistakes, we all make money mistakes, but somehow those feel worse than other...
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Leslie Lewis (she/her)
- Mar 31
- 2 min
Senegal 🇸🇳
Hope you have all had a good month of March. I wanted to share about a family holiday I just took. SENEGAL. In West Africa. We stayed at...
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