Financial Literacy Is The New Civil Rights Movement

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John Hope Bryant, the CEO of the nonprofit organization Operation HOPE, joins Forbes senior writer Jabari Young on The Enterprise Zone at Nasdaq MarketSite. During their discussion, Bryant addresses the ongoing financial literacy challenges facing the country in 2025. He emphasizes the need for the U.S. to adopt inclusive economic practices similar to those in Finland and Singapore. Additionally, he provides updates on the One Million Black Businesses initiative in partnership with Shopify. 00:00 – Be Bold and Ask for What You Want 00:52 – New Books Coming: Inclusive Economics & More 02:27 – Stocks John Hope Bryant Is Watching 03:16 – “Crypto Is Gambling”—Investing Advice Explained 05:36 – His Biggest Financial Mistake 07:53 – The Power of Patience and Compounding 10:03 – The Shopify Partnership: $190M for Black Businesses 12:35 – What Entrepreneurs Get with Operation Hope 14:17 – Why It’s About the Green, Not Just DEI 16:00 – Bad Capitalism vs. Good Capitalism 18:01 – Homeownership and Tax Policy Explained 20:04 – His Mother’s Wisdom: Broke vs. Poor 23:12 – Selling Promise Homes and the “Rent-to-Own” Model 28:56 – Financial Literacy in Finland vs. U.S. 30:10 – “Financial Literacy Is This Generation’s Civil Rights” 32:03 – Why Parents Should Open Stock Accounts for Kids 33:39 – Push for Federal Financial Literacy Legislation 35:57 – “We’ve Gone from Civil Rights to Silver Rights” 38:27 – What He Did With His First Million 41:08 – What Makes a Great Entrepreneur in 2025 43:33 – Green Socks Day: April 30th Financial Literacy Campaign Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?sub_confirmation=1 Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more: https://account.forbes.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=growth_non-sub_paid_subscribe_ytdescript Stay Connected Forbes newsletters: https://newsletters.editorial.forbes.com Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes More From Forbes: http://forbes.com Forbes covers the intersection of entrepreneurship, wealth, technology, business and lifestyle with a focus on people and success.