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by Powers Investments Management, LLC December 8, 2025
FINANCIAL LITERACY

Dunbar High School – From Good To A “Ghetto” School

Disclaimer: Good Day, Readers.  The WealthBuildingPowers blog focuses on financial literacy and competency, and it does not provide specific investment recommendations.    From Good To Great To “Ghetto” Thomas Sowell, an alum of Dunbar High, is a renowned American economist, social theorist, and political commentator known for his influential work in economic history, race relations, and public policy.  Raised in Harlem, New York, Sowell overcame early hardships to earn degrees from Harvard (BA), ...

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by Powers Investments Management, LLC December 16, 2019
MENTORS , WEALTH BUILDING POWERS

DOES IT MATTER THAT 73 PERCENT OF BLACK BABIES ARE BORN TO SINGLE MOMS?

Too many black fathers, are missing from too many lives and too many homes. They have abandoned their responsibilities, acting like boys instead of men. We know the statistics — that children who grow up without a father are five times more likely to live in poverty and commit crime; nine times more likely to drop out of schools and 20 times more likely to end up in prison. They ...

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INVESTMENTS

MOM, DAD, CAN YOU SPARE $250,000…..PLEASE!

When my daughter was born 25 years ago, I needed over $100,000+ to pay for her education. That was a lot of money than and now. Fortunately, I read about an education savings tool, the Custodian - UTMA/UGMA, which I used to invest for her education and minimize taxes. I invested 50% of my savings into Apple shares. Those investments, coupled with the good careers my ...

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