Wealth Building

Lessons from Expert Roundtables on Designing an Effective Early Wealth Building Policy

Aspen FSP recently convened a series of roundtables on early wealth building policy. Here’s what we’ve learned.

Karen Biddle Andres and Jason Ewas present at a forum.

Ownership Investing: Financing the Future of Wealth

This report summarizes learnings from ASSEMBLE100 and identifies opportunities to grow ownership investing as a tool of wealth building.

From Rent to Riches? A Profile on the Wealth and Financial Well-Being of Renter Households

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

Who Benefited Most from Pandemic-Era Wealth Gains? People Who Already Owned Assets

Households achieved historically large net worth growth from 2019-2022. But Aspen FSP’s analysis suggests these gains may not be sustainable.

Cover of "The New Wealth Agenda" Progress Report with illustration representing upward mobility.

Can Children’s Savings Accounts Programs Build Wealth? What The UK Child Trust Fund Program Can Tell Us

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 Case for 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. 

The Role of Data in Building Vibrant Tribal Economies

Increasing the availability of select tribal data is a step towards creating a more inclusive financial system.

Charts that Explain Wealth Inequality in the United States

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

Economic Opportunities Program Newsletter, February 2022

The pandemic and associated crises bring new urgency to our work to improve jobs, expand business ownership, and advance economic opportunity.