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- Author: John Hope Bryant
- Publisher : Wiley
- Publication date : April 16, 2024
- Edition : 1st
- Language : English
- Print length : 224 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1394209029
- ISBN-13 : 978-1394209026
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A new approach to understanding money and achieving financial fulfillment
Former Vice-Chairman of the U.S. President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy, John Hope Bryant, delivers an accessible and powerful resource for everyday Americans seeking to build a strong financial foundation. This book is an easy-to-read first step toward a fulfilling financial future, helping you understand your relationship to work and money, and is a key component to untangling the surprisingly simple puzzle of personal finance.
With an insightful foreword by Doug McMillon, President and CEO of Walmart Inc., you'll learn how to create wealth for yourself and your family, regardless of your educational or employment background, and how to establish a financial mindset that contributes to a sound future. You'll also discover:
- The answers to tough money questions, including the actual utility of new financial inventions like cryptocurrency
- How to think about exchanging your time and effort for money, and the conditions under which you should agree to work
- Plain-English discussions of the principles of responsible long-term investing and how it differs from speculation
Acting as a critical pillar for those seeking to build a rock-solid financial foundation, Financial Literacy for All is a must-have book for working professionals, blue-collar workers, members of young families, and established businesspeople looking for a better, more secure future for themselves and the ones they care about.
About the Author
John Hope Bryant is an American entrepreneur, author, philanthropist, and prominent thought leader on financial inclusion, economic empowerment, and financial dignity. Mr. Bryant is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Operation HOPE, Inc., the largest nonprofit, best-in-class provider of financial literacy and economic empowerment services in the United States for youth and adults. He is also the Chairman and CEO of Bryant Group Ventures, and Founder and Principal of The Promise Homes Company, which is the largest minority-controlled owner of single-family rental homes in the U.S.
John Hope Bryant is named as one of Atlanta Business Chronicle’s “The Power 100: Most Influential Atlantans of 2020” and Atlanta Business Chronicle’s “Most Admired CEOs” in 2018, American Banker magazine's 2016 “Innovator of the Year,” and one of Time magazine’s “50 Leaders for the Future." Five past United States presidents have recognized his work, and he has served as an advisor to three past sitting U.S. presidents from both political parties. He is responsible for making financial literacy the policy of the U.S. federal government. He has received hundreds of awards and citations for his work, including Oprah Winfrey’s Use Your Life Award and the John Sherman Award for Excellence in Financial Education from the U.S. Treasury. Mr. Bryant also received an honorable mention in Inc. magazine’s “The World’s 10 Top CEOs” article that spotlights global servant leaders as the visionaries behind some of the most successful organizations.
John Hope Bryant is the author of the bestsellers The Memo: Five Rules for Your Economic Liberation (Berrett-Koehler, September 2017), How the Poor Can Save Capitalism: Rebuilding the Path to the Middle Class (Berrett-Koehler, 2014), and LOVE LEADERSHIP: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World (Jossey-Bass, 2009). His most recent book is Up From Nothing: The Untold Story of How We (All) Succeed. He is one of the only bestselling authors on economics and business leadership in the world today, and he happens to also be African-American.
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