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Financial empowerment

Financial Empowerment Sessions: Retirement Planning in the US and Investing Basics

In April, we had the pleasure of offering to our community members two additional Financial Empowerment workshops in collaboration with Guardian Life. During these sessions, Guardian Life’s professionals offered new financial knowledge and tools for participants to navigate the retirement and investment systems in the US. Our 2021 Financial Empowerment series, in collaboration with Guardian Life, has come to an end. This series allowed participants to gain basic financial knowledge, share their experiences in financial services, and dispel myths about...

Financial empowerment

Financial Literacy Insights with Guardian Life

In preparation for April’s Financial Literacy Sessions on Retirement Planning and Investing Basics, here is a recap of the key financial concepts we have learned so far. In March, NWNY hosted two Financial Literacy Sessions on Consumer Credit and on Budgeting & Cash Flow Management. During these sessions, Guardian Life financial service professionals provided individualized advice and US-specific financial knowledge. Equipped with these tools from our March sessions, we entered this April (Financial Literacy Month!) prepared and aware of the...

Financial empowerment

Financial Empowerment Sessions: Building Credit and Budgeting Basics

In celebration of Financial Literacy Month, we are collaborating with Guardian Life to offer our community four financial literacy sessions. The sessions allow participants to get more familiar with financial concepts, share their cultural experiences and financial know-how, and receive advice and practical tips regarding the U.S. financial system. We held the first two sessions in March and our next two sessions on Retirement Planning and Investing Basics will take place on April 20 and 22. Digna Figueroa, Guardian Life’s...

Portraits & interviews

An interview by Guardian Life of Arielle Kandel, NWNY’s founder and CEO

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America supports New Women New Yorkers’ LEAD workforce development program and capacity building, volunteer initiatives, and two events in 2019. Read an interview by Guardian Life of Arielle Kandel, New Women New Yorkers’ founder and Chief Executive Officer. Repost from original article, available here: https://www.guardianlife.com/helping-immigrant-women-in-the-workplace Helping immigrant women in the workplace A third of immigrant women are out of the workforce. This organization plans to change that. Growing up, Arielle Kandel was surrounded by...