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Throughout this pandemic, the stock market has been doing really well, even when job losses hurt a lot of people.
Editor Josh Rivera has been writing about how Black and Latino families who haven't invested in the stock market are missing out on opportunities to make long-term money goals.
This week, Josh sat down with host Claire Thornton to talk about how young people, people of color, and women can invest money, precisely because having that conversation is no easy feat for many people.
Josh is sensitive to the fact that anyone who's hurting financially isn’t going to want to invest right now. But, he has an answer for that.
Additional reading:
This Is America: Why young people of color need to be investing in the stock market
Investing apps make it easy for beginners. Here's how I got started.
Investing questions: How to get started in 6 steps
Episode transcript at art19.com/shows/5-things.
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