Category: What’s The Tea

The common college student spends about $2,270 per 30 days on living expenses. Unfortunately, between the demand of coursework, extracurriculars and social activity, there’s little time left for a lot of young adults to carve out working time. Student Freedom Initiative (SFI), Stackwell, and Prudential Financial have partnered to fill that income gap. In a news release, the launch of the Student Investment Program (SIP), a multi-year strategic partnership granting $500,000 in funding for HBCU students, was announced. This system will give $1,000 grants to every participating student’s investment account on the Stackwell platform and offer access to investing educational resources. “This program uniquely provides the tools, capital, education and community support crucial to equip the following generation to take...