Money Minute

Money Minute, hosted by Marguerita Cheng, is a podcast dedicated to financial education and advice. Margarita, a certified financial planner and investment advisor, will use her experience to help listeners make the best financial decisions and understand the world of finance. Each episode of Money Minute will cover topics such as the financial advice profession, personal relationships with money, and how to make smart financial choices. Margarita's mission is to bring transparency to the financial services industry and to help listeners understand how to make their money work for them. Learn more at: https://missionmatters.com/author/Marguerita-Cheng/ 

  1. 02/06/2025

    The Blacklining Podcast

    In this episode, Melony and Derek discuss their podcast Blacklining Forum. The Blacklining Forum reflects our awareness of redlining, the systemic and notorious practice in the home lending industry that excluded generations of Black people from the housing market, and which devalued Black and Brown communities across the United States.   They answer the following questions: How did you become involved in real estate?What brought you two together?Why are you starting a podcast about RE?Why did you choose the Blackining Forum as your podcast name?What will differentiate your podcast from others?How do you define financial freedom? For Melony: As a real estate advisor, what do you want home buyers to talk about with their financial advisor before searching for property? For Derek: How can real estate fit into someone’s overall investment portfolio? Affiliated with Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty, Melony Swasey and her Good Boston Living team provide intimate, insightful advice to folks buying and selling homes throughout Metro Boston. And through close referral connections with Sotheby's Realty advisors around the U.S. and internationally, Melony and her team satisfy the full scope of their clients' needs and dreams. Forging genuine, trusting relationships since 2010, Melony works closely with home buyers and sellers of all stages of life, guiding them to intelligent, winning decisions in the context of fast-moving markets.  Derek Lumpkins is an entrepreneur, consultant, and writer who works and lives at the intersection of intentional community engagement and meaningful social change. A Boston native, Derek draws upon over a decade of experience supporting the growth and visibility of communities of color through work in the for-profit, non-profit, and higher ed sectors. Derek launched his consultancy, ReFresh Strategies, in 2020 during the national and worldwide protests in support Black lives. Corporate America’s resulting release of vague and tepid statements supporting social justice pushed him to recognize that 20th-century performative approaches to community engagement and allyship were unsuccessfully being applied to more complex 21st-century situations. With an eye toward sustainable relationships and fresh perspectives, Derek works with consulting and coaching clients to design mutually-beneficial, progressive, creative, ethical, and socially-just solutions that push at the boundaries of the status quo to create meaningful change. Social Media Links: Blacklining Forum Linkedin: Blacklining Forum podcast Melony Swasey Linkedin: Melony Swasey IG: Melony.Swasey IG: GoodBostonLiving Derek Lumpkins Linkedin: Derek Lumpkins & Refresh Strategies IG: Refresh Strategies IG: thedeluxchronicles  Tune in to the Blacklining Forum, a podcast about Black wealth, power, and land. To learn more, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margueritacheng Listen to more episodes on Mission Matters: h

    34 min
  2. 01/30/2025

    The Importance of Capturing Our Lives' Stories

    Title: The Importance of Capturing Our Lives' Stories In this episode, Dr.Jandi Kelly discusses the importance of storytelling. She helps us learn how to strengthen interpersonal relationships and foster conversations. She answers the following questions: What does your company A Talk to Remember do?Can you walk us through the legacy film creation process? How does this all work? Why is it important to capture our life stories? How do you partner with wealth managers to preserve their clients’ life stories?  Dr. Jandi Kelly is the founder of A Talk to Remember, a boutique production company that helps families and organizations capture their legacies in documentary films and oral history projects. For the past fifteen years, Jandi has worked as a university researcher, instructor, and administrator at the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, and the University of Michigan. She received her Ph.D. in higher education from the University of Michigan and her academic scholarship focuses on the topics of teaching and learning, life purpose, and identity development. Her research has been featured in The Journal of Higher Education and other publications. Jandi and her family live in Bend, Oregon, where she serves on the board of trustees for an independent K-12 experiential learning school. To learn more, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margueritacheng Listen to more episodes on Mission Matters: https://missionmatters.com/author/Marguerita-Cheng

    18 min
  3. 12/12/2024

    Supporting Black Women Business Owners

    In this episode, Nikki discusses the following: The biggest challenges Black women business owners face today, especially in the current economic climate.How Buy From a Black Woman supports Black women entrepreneurs and the impact in the community as a result?How the defunding of DEI programs has affected Black women-owned businesses, and how she and her  organization are responding to these changes?What  financial professionals should know about supporting Black women in business?The legacy she wants for Buy From a Black Woman leaves, not just for Black women entrepreneurs but for future generations of business owners? Nikki Porcher is an American Business Awards® Thought Leader of The Year, founder of award-winning nonprofit organization Buy From A Black Woman and host of highly-rated podcast A Black Woman's Podcast. She’s made it her mission to empower, educate and inspire Black Women Business Owners; and to raise awareness for the need to support and #BuyFromABlackWoman. Through her nonprofit, Nikki equips Black Women with the tools and resources they need to be successful in business. She’s helped Black Women Founders generate over $2.7 million in revenue in the last year alone, in addition to providing educational programs, funding and increased visibility through the highest-ranking online directory of Black Women-Owned Businesses in the world. The directory places these brands in front of an average of 4,000 consumers a month, and Buy From A Black Woman is also home to one of the largest communities of Black Women Business Owners in the US and across the globe. Nikki is also a sought-after Business Consultant, DEI Trainer and Speaker. She’s been invited to speak at events such as Hope Global Forum, SXSW and Black Enterprise’s Women of Power Summit, and she’s led a series of panels for The White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans. As a decorated war veteran and former public school teacher, Nikki is no stranger to serving at the highest level. She now uses the skills she gained navigating those challenging environments to create a more equitable world for Black Women. Her list of accomplishments include securing partnerships with major organizations like H&M, the IRS and Goldman Sachs, helping 600+ founders boost their online visibility, and leading the way as one of the first platforms dedicated to Black Woman-Owned Businesses. However, her ability to keep going and inspire others in the process matters more to her. To learn more about Nikki, please visit: ablackwomanwebsite.com To learn more about Buy From A Black Woman, please visit: buyfromablackwoman.org Social media handles: LinkedIn: Nikki Porcher Instagram: @a.black.woman TikTok: @buyfromablackwoman To learn more, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margueritacheng Listen to more episodes on Mission Matters: https://missionmatters.com/author/Marguerita-Cheng

    11 min
5
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Money Minute, hosted by Marguerita Cheng, is a podcast dedicated to financial education and advice. Margarita, a certified financial planner and investment advisor, will use her experience to help listeners make the best financial decisions and understand the world of finance. Each episode of Money Minute will cover topics such as the financial advice profession, personal relationships with money, and how to make smart financial choices. Margarita's mission is to bring transparency to the financial services industry and to help listeners understand how to make their money work for them. Learn more at: https://missionmatters.com/author/Marguerita-Cheng/ 

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