African Americans and money

  Tom: Today you’re giving us an update on the state of Black entrepreneurship. Mellody: I decided that a good way to close out Black History…

  Tom: Happy New Year! You are here to talk about some suggestions for resolutions for 2016 that will improve our money management.  Mellody: You’ve…

Money Mondays special guest host Rob Wilson, in for the vacationing Mellody Hobson, says that you can still choose to buy a gift that is…

  Mellody is president of Ariel Investments, a Chicago-based money management firm that serves individual investors and retirement plans through its no-load mutual funds and…

You know those commercials you see that say they help you “get of debt the quick and easy way?” Debt consolidation companies can paint a very rosy picture for people who are struggling to get out of debt. And between credit cards, medical bills, and household expenses, that applies to a lot of Americans. We […]

Mellody Hobson spoke with the TJMS crew to answer your questions on the best way to improve credit score! How can I improve my FICO score? What is a FICO score and what does it really measure? Great topic. We all basically know that a FICO score measures how creditworthy an individual is. The higher […]