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What Do We Want From Our Tax System?

How about tax reform that promotes financial security for all Americans?
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The Future of Success

A new special issue of The Washington Monthly highlights the need for asset building policies if we are to restore an era of robust and widespread prosperity. Click here to learn more about our event, "Jobs are not Enough," and see the special issue.

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Who Benefits the Most?

The US will spend $548 billion this year supporting asset building. Visit this innovative infographic to find out who benefits the most and what we can do to make those dollars work better.
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Financing College Success in GEAR UP

Professor Willie Elliott found that savings accounts make children much more likely to attend college. Now the federal Department of Education is conducting a rigorous demonstration experiment to learn more about the power of children's savings accounts.
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"We Don't Do Banks"

More than 9 million American households are unbanked. Rourke O'Brien talks to CalWORKS recipients to try and find out how they manage their money, and whether bank accounts help or hurt.
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Policy Papers

State Asset Limit Reforms and Implications for Federal Policy
Aleta Sprague
Rachel Black
October 31, 2012
Assets @ 21: Lessons from the Past/Directions for the Future
September 14, 2012
The Case for Extending Financial Inclusion to Children
Terri Friedline
June 1, 2012
The Assets Report 2012
Reid Cramer
Rachel Black
Justin King
April 11, 2012
"We Don't Do Banks"
Rourke OBrien
March 15, 2012
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Articles and Op-Eds

The American Dream, Redeemed
January 14 | The Washington Monthly
Reid Cramer
Time to Reduce Poverty
December 20
David Rothstein
The Lottery Effect: Basing Policy on Outliers Is a Bad Idea
December 10 | Spotlight on Poverty
Rachel Black
Aleta Sprague
Enhancing the Impact of Cash Transfers
July 13
Vishnu Sridharan
How to Save Our Kids From Poverty in Old Age
July 11 | The Washington Monthly
Phillip Longman
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Transcripts and Resources

Trends in Savings, Debt, and Net Worth
Reid Cramer
December 13, 2012
Comments Regarding Workplace Financial Capability to the President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability
Pamela Chan
October 4, 2012
MyMoneyAppUp Challenge: MOOLAH App Concept
Pamela Chan
Eric Tyler
September 28, 2012
Discussant Comments on Implications of Field Experiments on Designing Savings Products & Programs for Lower-Income Consumers
Pamela Chan
September 27, 2012
What Do Recent Reforms Tell Us About Asset Limits?
Rachel Black
Aleta Sprague
September 25, 2012
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Recent & Upcoming Events

Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 - 12:15pm | Washington
Can America Save Itself?
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 8:30am | Washington
Race, History, and Obama’s Second Term
Friday, January 25, 2013 - 10:00am | Washington
Together Strengthening Working Families: The Federal & State Earned Income Tax Credits
Thursday, January 24, 2013 - 10:00am | Washington
Managing Shifted Risk
Thursday, December 13, 2012 - 6:30pm | New York
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Asset Building Video Interviews

Click below to watch short interviews with key experts that distill our events, policy papers and commentary down to the essentials.

In the News

Study Ties Black-White Wealth Gap to Stubborn Disparities in Real Estate | Washington Post
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