The following is amended text from a letter I recently sent to a pre-imminent leader on the global stage, about "what I believe comes next." It is now an open letter to you, the pre-imminent leader in your own life. By John Hope Bryant These days people feel, rightly so, increasingly burned by what ...

Dear friends of HOPE,   "How did we get here," you might be asking yourself about right now. Well, it is a rather simple explanation. Here it goes.   "If you are financially illiterate, and you didn't understand the language of money, then in good times 'no problem;' the prosperity will paper ove...

Financial literacy (understanding the language of money) is absolutely essential to living a successful and independent life. That is what we are all learning as a result of a global economic crisis. It is what what comes to be obvious, when you recognize that the U.S. economy, the largest in the wo...

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THEPRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL ON FINANCIAL LITERACY November 25, 2008 “We believe that the current economic crisis underscores the need to increase financial literacy among all Americans.  The President formed this Advisory Council for expressly that purpose.  We ar...

The Imperative for Innovation: International Perspectives on How Financial Education Can Change the World I am once again honored to be here in Beijing, China, speaking before the Citi-FT Global Financial Education Summit. The Chinese people I have encountered here have been warm and welcoming. I am...