The Investing Starter Kit Blog

Here’s a video about the S&P 500–the first step in our MGB Investing Starter Kit Process. https://vimeo.com/1009328435/fb70336917 Have...

A quick summary of all 12 tools.

There are SO MANY WAYS to learn about investing. Here are some of our favorite resources (and we don’t get any referrals for this, it’s just a pure recommendation. That said, of course, use your discernment as you research these tools.) Books: Paris Woods, The Black Girls Guide to Financial Freedom (Not just for women!) Instagram account: MGB (has book recommendations) Newsletters: The Motley Fool Magazines: Kiplingers Websites: Investopedia Have you tried any of these? W

We are so thrilled about the candidacy of Vice President Kamala Harris, the first Black woman to win the democratic nomination, and her...

Anything we pay attention to, benefits from that attention. The 7th tool in the MGB Investing Starter Kit financial fluency process is to review our finances regularly. If you have started investing , we suggest reviewing those investment quarterly--taking time every three months to take a deeper look and how those investments are coming along. Log into the account and then update the numbers in a spreadsheet to keep track. If you haven't started investing yet, this review co

Have you seen this episode? We're really happy about it! https://youtu.be/oaTM1K4WTFo?si=W1Kelh_XIzP_A7y9 Quick Links: Step 1 in the MGB...

Juneteenth this past week was a vibe! Hope you all enjoyed celebrating FREEDOM. Moonlight guiding the way. What does financial freedom...

In investing, one is actually NEVER DONE. There's always something one could do to improve things. ALWAYS. The market is constantly changing, and new innovations keep coming out that can make things better. If we don't stop and acknowledge the progress we have made, it can feel like an endless process. That's why this tool, Celebrating Milestones, is SO IMPORTANT. No one else can do it for us. We have to take stock of how far we have come, and celebrate the victories, big or

Check out my sister, Christina Lewis' new Wealth Advisory firm, Beatrice! See the articles in: Black Enterprise Forbes CNBC Institutional...

It's graduation season...

The mother of our Forever First Lady, Mrs. Marian Robinson made her transition to eternal life on May 31, 2024. I had never met her, but...

We celebrate one year of email newsletters! they all have different content than what you find here on the blog . Here they all are, in...

A time-honored way to do ANYTHING, mentorship is receiving guidance, advice, support from those who are farther along on the journey than us. When I started my career in acting, a brilliant woman named Dr. Barbara Ann Teer took me under her wing and cast me as Dorothy Dandridge in a one-woman show at her storied company, the National Black Theatre, based in Harlem. I learned so much from being connected with this woman, and her children, Michael and Sade are doing so much to

Hi! If you have been following this blog, you know that the strategy we teach is one that Jack Bogle of Vanguard popularized:...

Happy Mother’s Day to you and your mom! Here’s a journaling exercise for Mother’s Day, related to investing. Write in your money journal...

Hi all! Known as the ‘world’s greatest investor,’ Warren Buffet spoke on May the Fourth (be with you!), at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual...

A financial friendship, a buddy system for improving your money skills.

Hi! Do you have what you need for your taxes? If not, use your Check in Chum to help yourself be accountable! Monday April 15 is 2024...

Happy April 1! A great day to share our money mistakes! Bringing them to light helps us to heal. Here's what I said in 2022 . And in 2023...

Ease with money and investing.

Take a look at my latest piece for Black History / Black Futures Month, reflecting on more things I learned from my dad ....