Thrilled to be hosting All Things Considered on @WVIKqc for the next few weeks! Enjoy the daily stories from hard-working reporters in Illinois and Iowa. Stay informed. And be sure to support local media.
Learning a new skill that requires mental acuity, such as coding, taking piano lessons, or mastering high-level crossword and sudoku puzzles every day is not easy, but who said it would be?
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The ability to accomplish cognitive tasks — such as identifying common objects or recalling an event — changes as adults grow older. Aging comes with possibilities for major breakthroughs in reasoning and processing information.
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Black investors say cryptocurrencies help them join a larger market with more diverse investors. Yet, experts find these same systems also create easy pathways toward scams.
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$464 billion has flowed into the clean energy boom since 2022, but at only 8% of workers, Black folks aren’t getting a piece of the pie.
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When toxic smoke from Canadian wildfires began drifting across Chicago last summer, it highlighted a problem Chicagoans and others in major global cities such as Warsaw, Paris, Milan, and Accra, have been facing for years.
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Nearly 5.9 million people in the United States are living outside of the traditional banking system. A new collaboration is providing access to financial education.
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“Fifteen years ago when a lot of people thought of threat actors, they would think of a kid in his parents’ basement with a hoodie in a dark room doing all these things,” cybersecurity pro Tami Hudson says.
“That has changed."
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In 2022, consumers reported $2.6 billion in losses due to imposter scams, according to Federal Trade Commission data. Dan Cusick, Senior Vice President of Fraud Prevention at Wells Fargo, shares some ways to stay protected from fraud.
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The number of women leaders in the financial services industry has steadily increased within the past ten years. Success at any pace requires authenticity and strategy, say Wells Fargo executives Tanya Sanders and Kristy Fercho. Read about their journeys: https://t.co/n0M4T2bNGy
Do you remember your first time interacting with money? This could be receiving it, hearing about the absence or abundance of it, or giving it to someone or a place. Here is some insight from financial ambassador @LaResePurnell about how to budget:
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"I am a living testament of the healing properties of the water," says Ken Roland of @diversityinaqua. This story was created in cooperation with @AARP and @WordInBlack.
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Studies show that sensory stimulation in long-term care can also improve communication and cognition. This story was created through a strategic partnership between @AARP and Word In Black. #happyaging
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"The process of writing unleashes thoughts and revelations and understanding and wisdom that come from a very deep place," says Marita Golden.
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Inflation is challenging, but there are still ways you can meet your savings goals. his story was created through a strategic partnership between @AARP and Word In Black. #happyaging
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Shaun Thomas, president of The Fred Hart Williams Genealogical Society, speaks about the power of learning who we are.
This story was created through a strategic partnership between @AARP and Word In Black. #happyaging
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