St. Louis Fed Cohosts “The Future of Building Wealth” Book Launch

Wealth gaps have grown over the past three decades making it increasingly difficult for American families to achieve financial security. As part of larger efforts for building savings and home ownership, the St. Louis Fed’s Institute for Economic Equity and the Aspen Institute Financial Security Program present “The Future of Building Wealth: Brief Essays on the Best Ideas to Build Wealth for Everyone.”

Join speakers from the St. Louis Fed and other experts in the conversation about savings and wealth from noon to 2 p.m. CT Thursday, Sept. 30, for a virtual book launch on bridging these gaps. Speakers at the event include:

• James Bullard, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
• Ray Boshara, Senior Advisor and Assistant Vice President of the Institute for Economic Equity, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
• Dan Porterfield, President and CEO, Aspen Institute
• Mark Blyth, William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics, The Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University
• Wole Coaxum, Founder and CEO, Mobility Capital Finance (“MoCaFi”)
• Romy Parzick, CEO, Vault
• Vanessa Perry, Professor of Strategic Management and Public Policy, George Washington University School of Business; Non-Resident Fellow, Urban Institute’s Housing Finance Policy Center
• Ida Rademacher, Executive Director, Aspen Institute Financial Security Program; Co-Chair, Aspen Partnership for an Inclusive Economy; Vice President, Aspen Institute
• Allison Schrager, Senior Fellow, the Manhattan Institute; Contributing Editor, City Journal
• Ed Sivak, Executive Vice President of Policy and Communications for Hope Enterprise Corporation/Hope Credit Union (HOPE)

The book features 63 original essays and 106 contributors who identify bold and promising ideas on the ways savings and wealth can be built for struggling American families.

Reporters who would like to attend the virtual book launch should contact Maria Hasenstab at maria.e.hasenstab@stls.frb.org to register.