Urban Institute
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In today’s evolving economic and policy landscape, young adults are navigating complex financial challenges and opportunities. From managing debt and building credit to accessing tools for long-term wealth creation, this generation faces unique circumstances that shape their financial well-being. To help policymakers and practitioners better understand the challenges and opportunities for young adults, the Urban Institute’s Early Life Wealth Building Learning Community is inviting researchers, implementation partners, and experts from existing programs to come together.
The event will focus on understanding the financial health and wealth of young adults in America. We will uplift research across Urban related to young adults’ financial health and well-being, including intergenerational wealth transfers, debt, barriers to wealth building, and long-term projections for national changes in household wealth. Following research presentations and questions, we will hear from a panel of experts focused on improving access to financial health, wealth, and tools.
Signe-Mary McKernan, Vice President, Family and Financial Well-Being Division, Urban Institute
Research Presentations with Q&As
Kassandra Martincheck, Senior Research Associate, Tax and Income Supports Division, Urban Institute
Michael Neal, Senior Fellow, Practice Area Lead, Housing Finance Policy Center, Urban Institute
Madeline Brown, Senior Policy Associate, Research to Action Lab, Urban Institute
Panel Discussion: Accessing Financial Health, Opportunity, and Tools
Darnell Head, Cofounder, MoneyByrd
Ricki Lowitz, Chief Executive Officer, Working Credit
Ramses Mosley-Wise, Public Speaker, Artist, Facilitator
Signe-Mary McKernan, Vice President, Family and Financial Well-Being Division, Urban Institute (moderator)
Concluding Remarks
Madeline Brown, Senior Policy Associate, Research to Action Lab, Urban Institute
We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals to engage fully. Please email [email protected] if you require any accommodations or have any questions about this event.
This event was funded in part by a grant from JPMorganChase as part of the shared objective to advance economic mobility through data and research. Support was also provided by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. We are grateful to them and to all our funders, who make research like this possible. The views expressed are those of the speakers and should not be attributed to the Urban Institute, its trustees, or its funders, including JPMorganChase and the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Funders do not determine research findings or the insights and recommendations of Urban experts or the underlying methodology. Further information on the Urban Institute’s funding principles is available at
urban.org/about/organizational-principles.
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