Patching the Pipeline for Students and Advisors of Color Through Financial Services

The June 2021 African American Knowledge Circle will be held on Thursday, June 3rd at 2 pm ET.

Guest speaker Dr. Nandita Das will be presenting, "Patching the Pipeline for Students and Advisors of Color Through Financial Services."

On the call we’ll discuss some different ideas how financial planners can better engage students of color at HBCU’s and other universities.  We’ll also talk about leakages in the pipeline for people of color as they enter and move through the financial services industry.

Dr. Nandita Das is a Professor of Finance and the Director of the CFP-board registered financial planning program at Delaware State University. She also advises clients on Financial Planning through Das Financial Health, LLC.  Nandita Das has published over 15 academic papers in peer-reviewed journals and over 30 presentations and conference proceedings both at the national and international level. She is a speaker, and her speaking engagements range from cultural competency and inclusion in the financial services profession to empowering the public with financial literacy. She is a recipient of 2021 Fulbright-Nehru Scholar Grant where she will be collaborating with a premier Indian Educational Institution on “Sustainable Investing & Portfolio Management- A global perspective”.

Please note, this Knowledge Circle will run a little different.  The registration link will take you to our new Learning Management System at fpalearning.onefpa.org.  You will register here and on the day of the webinar you access the call by going to this website and going to your dashboard.

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