Behavioral Tendencies

Finance & Family

Opinions About Roadblocks to Homeownership Vary by Ethnicity

16/08/2016 09:05am | 6742 views

While all prospective homebuyers may face challenges to buying a home, the perception of what those obstacles are can take different forms based one's race or ethnicity, according to the results of a survey by the Futures Company in partnership with the California Association of Realtors Center for California Real Estate.

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Some Financial Firms Tackle Diversity Gap Head-On, Say They Can't Afford Not To

12/08/2016 12:11pm | 7294 views

Natasha Granholm was a student at Robert Morris College when she got an unlikely foot in the door at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

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Hispanic Millennials Seek A Cultural Connection At Grocery

05/07/2016 08:53pm | 7277 views

Millennials are more “multicultural” than any previous generation. In the U.S., approximately 40% of the generation identify as Hispanic, African-American or Asian American. And over a quarter of all U.S. Millennials are first- or second-generation immigrants—many of who have strong ties to their global origins.

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Colleges Use Snapchat to Attract Prospective Students

06/07/2016 11:25am | 7670 views

When Alex Cosentino visited the campus of the University of South Carolina earlier this year, the 18-year-old looked beyond the brochures and tour guides for a glimpse of what the school is really like. His source? The social media platform Snapchat.

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Insurance & Security

Study Finds Surprising Reason Why More Black, Latino Children Aren’t Insured

25/05/2016 01:48am | 8172 views

Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) were developed to give society’s most vulnerable kids a chance at health care. But there’s a catch: In many states, parents must sign their kids up for the programs to receive coverage. And to sign their kids up, parents must know that their kids are eligible in the first place.

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