Author: Kevin L. Matthews II

Building an emergency fund is one of the most important cornerstones for financial security. Here are some tips on how to build an emergency fund and why it is so important.

If your finances are suffering, your mental health may soon follow suit. And vice versa – poor mental health often leads to poor finances. This can cause a downward spiral that is difficult to break — but there is hope.

Financial literacy is the understanding of basic financial concepts and proper money management. When you don’t have basic financial literacy achieving financial stability is nearly impossible. 

Food deserts exist due to immense social and systemic issues as well as broader issues of supply and demand economics. But how do they affect the lives of the people living in a food desert and what can we do to help.

My parents were big on annual vacations and every summer we would go to an amusement park. Some years we drove 4 hours south to Six Flags over Texas; other times we would drive 7 hours north to Six Flags St. Louis. In the winter we would head west to

You might be tired of politics by now, but the reality is that your personal finances are impacted by what’s going on in the halls of power.

Are you ready to invest according to your values, but not sure how? Here are some ideas to make money while being true to yourself.

The racial wealth gap is a very real outgrowth of systemic issues. Here’s the history — and some steps we can take to close the gap.

Building wealth isn’t simply about the numbers. It is a complex product of your ability to save, the broader economic environment, and a bit of luck that will set the stage for you to build a stable financial foundation.

Building generational wealth is one of the best ways to give your children a solid foundation for the future. Here’s how to get a start.

Financial literacy is a common rallying cry. However, financial literacy alone isn’t enough to fix society’s money problems.