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Rodney Brooks

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Rodney Brooks is the author of "Fixing the Racial Wealth Gap" and a personal finance and retirement writer whose work has appeared in USA Today, The Washington Post and elsewhere.

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Could Reparations Help Fix the Racial Wealth Gap?

Why some advocates think so, and who they believe should receive reparations
November 24, 2021
Dawn Kelly and Laurel Williams

What Could Help Address the Racial Wealth Gap

Ideas to narrow financial disparities between Black and white people in America
October 16, 2020
Gail and Howard Woolley

Hidden Truth: 2.3 Million Black Men Are Family Caregivers

Meet two who say Black men need to stop trying to do it all by themselves
October 5, 2020
Home Improvements

Home Improvements to Help Sell Your House Before You Retire

These fixes could help you hook a buyer so you can move
September 24, 2019
401(k)

What to Do With Your 401(k) Money When You Retire

Advantages of leaving it where it is or rolling it into an IRA
May 24, 2018
Chronic Conditions

Old, Black and Alone: A Grim Forecast

More African Americans are facing retirement without family members to help
November 22, 2017
Tax Reform

How Tax Reform Will Actually Help 401(k) Savers

Here's what's in the under-the-radar proposed tax changes
November 20, 2017
Financial Wellness

Employers: A Key to Boost Financial Wellness of Minorities

Financial wellness scores are low for African Americans and Hispanics
June 22, 2017
African American

Declining Black Homeownership Has Big Retirement Implications

Why the falling numbers worry some financial advisers
May 10, 2017
Retirement Savings

The Retirement Crisis Facing African Americans

What's causing it and what could be done to address it
March 9, 2017
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