Founded in 2023 by a group esteemed financial professionals and academics, our mission remains to empower individuals, businesses, local governments, and communities through comprehensive financial and economic literacy. We strive to equip people with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to make informed financial decisions, foster economic resilience, and promote sustainable growth. By working to integrate financial literacy into business and education, we aim to ensure that every student has access to essential financial education starting at an early age. Additionally, we are committed to reducing recidivism for crimes of poverty by providing targeted financial education and resources to at-risk populations. Through these efforts, we allow individuals access to resources, we cultivate a culture of financial well-being, and further enable everyone to advance personal and collective economic goals throughout the United States.
FELA seeks to decode the path to financial success and economic stability by offering supplemental financial literacy programs in schools and attempting to integrate entrepreneurship into career transition programs in secondary education.
Information must be actionable. Regardless of where an individual may fall within the socio-economic hierarchy, they will still require access to resources which help grow or stabilize their financial position. Many Americans have little to no awareness of the many resources to which they have access.
Accountability and execution can beget results, but it may require mentorship along the way. Every great name in history had a coach, a muse, an advocate, a guide, or teacher before they became effective. We are effective in helping mentor families, businesses, and government entities along their strategic path.
Every person has a financial fingerprint called a portfolio, even if the portfolio is insolvent or zero. What matters most is our ability to interpret our economic standing to deploy strategies which preserve or grow our worth.
The economy ebbs and flows, so we can rest assured that our financial positions will change. But what does this mean in terms of propensity to affect markets, industries, or communities? How do we defend against macro-economic crisis propagation? How do we disseminate policy that positively influences consumer behavior?
Over the last several decades studies have continued to draw a strong correlation between recidivism and poverty. The Federal Bureau of Prisons disclosed that an average 60% of prisoners are incarcerated for non-violent crimes. The Department of Justice notes that on average two-thirds of all inmates will be rearrested within 3 years of release. Something can be fixed here.
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