It was fun to support fellow BlackRock Alum, Kristen Castell, and the amazing work she’s doing at the Center for Accelerating Financial Equity (CAFE) with companies building financial inclusivity solutions.
Three themes emerged during the discussion as a basis for improving financial outcomes: (1) potential tax efficiency, (2) increased transparency, and (3) managing costs.
Within the ETF industry, we talk about each of these themes as a benefit of ETFs, while they also improve inclusivity as an investment instrument given the ease of access to all investors from individuals to the most sophisticated institutions.
I enjoyed learning how these companies approach each theme from a different point in the #WealthCreation cycle to improve #FinancialInclusion.
(1) Potential Tax Efficiency – Personal Finance Perspective:
Muse Tax focuses on maximizing tax refunds per paycheck to avoid overpaying taxes during the year.
(2) Greater Transparency – the Risk and Data Perspective:
Stratyfy works to provide greater transparency and reduce bias in data used by financial institutions making decisions on credit risk, fraud and compliance.
(3) Managing Costs – the Homeowner Perspective:
Nestor helps to identify and anticipate future repair and maintenance costs to factor into budgeting during the home-buying process so individuals aren’t caught off guard.
An Evening of Inclusive Fintech
May 22, 2024, New York
Disclosure: Mention of specific company names does not represent endorsement.