CNBC + Acorns Financial Wellness Initiative “Invest in You: Ready. Set. Grow” to Host Special Personal Finance Content in April Aimed at Helping Users Navigate Their Financial Journey
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., March 28, 2022 – CNBC’s
Throughout the month, Invest in You: Ready. Set. Grow. will offer users insight into building a core framework to help them understand their money and how to set intentions to reach key goals on their financial journey. CNBC will also produce creative vignettes featuring network contributors as well as business thought leaders who will discuss why financial education and wellness is crucial to the overall health of the economy.
On April 5th, CNBC will publish findings from the CNBC + Acorns Invest in You: The Great Squeeze Survey, conducted in partnership with Momentive, which will focus on how inflation is impacting the financial lives of Americans. CNBC Senior Personal Finance Correspondent Sharon Epperson will appear on CNBC’s Business Day programming to discuss the results of the survey.
CNBC will also host several virtual events in April to highlight the importance of financial education.
· Invest in You: The Governors Strategy Session on Financial Education – April 6, 2022 – CNBC will facilitate a conversation with select governors to discuss their opinions on why financial education in schools is so critical to advancing economic opportunity for all. The discussion will be moderated by CNBC’s Sharon Epperson. Speakers include: Phil Murphy, New Jersey Governor and Vice Chairman of the National Governors Association; Tate Reeves, Mississippi Governor, Former State Treasurer and Chartered Financial Analyst; and Steve Sisolak, Nevada Governor. To learn more, go to: cnbc.com/states.
· Invierte en Ti: Tu Dinero Nuestras Finanzas – April 7, 2022 – CNBC, in partnership with Telemundo, will host a Facebook Charla featuring personal finance experts in the Hispanic community who are doing their part to raise financial literacy in their communities. CNBC + Acorns Contributor Janet Alvarez will moderate the discussion in Spanish for the Telemundo audience. Speakers include: Jen Hemphill, Accredited Financial Counselor and author of the book Her Money Matters, and Anna N’Jie-Konte, Certified Financial Planner and host of the First-Gen Realness podcast. The Charla will be posted on April 7 on the El Poder En Ti Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ElPoderenTi.
· Invest in You: Money Without Borders – April 21, 2022 – CNBC will partner with Junior Achievement for an event where young people from around the world will be given the opportunity to ask experts important questions about cryptocurrency, monetary policy and the global economy. The conversation will be moderated by CNBC Senior Markets Correspondent Bob Pisani. Speakers include: Jack Kosakowski, President and CEO Junior Achievement, USA; David Andolfatto, Senior Vice President of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO & Co-Founder, FTX Group; Perianne Boring, Founder & CEO, Chamber of Digital Commerce; Brian Kelly, Founder & CEO, BKCM, LLC and CNBC Contributor; and Cleve Mesidor, Public Policy Advisor, Blockchain Association. To register and learn more, go to: cnbc.com/financialed.
Additionally, CNBC’s Sharon Epperson will share actionable money tips on CNBC’s Money Word of the Day Instagram (@moneywotd) throughout April covering topics such as: improving your credit score, handling surprise medical bills, taxes for gig workers, fighting inflation, dealing with student loan debt and buying crypto.
CNBC will also create two special editions of the
To learn more about Invest in You: Ready. Set. Grow., visit:
NBCUniversal and Comcast Ventures are investors in Acorns.
About “Invest in You: Ready. Set. Grow.”
Invest in You: Ready. Set. Grow. is dedicated to helping everyday Americans make smarter decisions about how they save, spend, invest and protect their money. Our goal is to make sure all Americans – of every income level and ability, racial and ethnic background and gender orientation – have access to information, strategies and advice to help make the best choices for their financial situation.
Invest in You: Ready. Set. Grow. is produced in partnership with Acorns, the financial wellness app.
NBCUniversal and Comcast Ventures are investors in Acorns.
