Future of wealth

This primer examines the potential of inclusively owned CRE to propel equitable economic development and community wealth-building.

Renters have less than 3 percent of the wealth of homeowners. How can we help them grow their savings and wealth?

A program in the UK, started almost 20 years ago, can provide us with real-time insights on the impact of early wealth building accounts.

The importance of what we’re calling “investable sums” in young adulthood has become increasingly clear over the last decades, as the cost of obtaining wealth-building assets in the United States has skyrocketed while incomes have stagnated. 

It is clear that the benefits of economic growth are not enjoyed by all.

The share of U.S. households with negative net worth – meaning that the amount of debt they owe exceeds the value of all the assets they own – jumped above its historical trend during the Great Recession (2007-2009) and never returned to normal.

Currently, More than half of AI/AN populations are un- or underbanked and access to capital is difficult.