Financial

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Teri Williams, president and chief operating officer of OneUnited Bank. It has been edited for length and clarity.Growing up in Indiantown, Florida, I used to follow my great-grandmother around, whom I called Ma Honey. Ma Honey owned a penny candy store,…

“Congratulations on graduating, Andrea, now you’re off the payroll,” my dad not-so-jokingly declared on the steps of the Milwaukee convention center outside Marquette University. I barely had time to take off my cap and gown before they dropped me off in Chicago so I could start my first job at…

Miguel Marquez has spent years making complex subjects easier to understand.Originally from Spain, the 47-year-old earned a Ph.D. in French linguistics from Indiana University Bloomington and now teaches French, Spanish, and personal finance at a university in Shenzhen, China.Through teaching personal finance and pursuing financial independence himself, Marquez has learned…