Why Hispanic workers could face an outsized hit in a U.S. recession

Huntstock | Disabilityimages | Getty Images Turbulent times may be ahead for Hispanic workers, a new report from Wells Fargo found. The firm expects Latino workers to take an outsized hit if a mild re...

Having women in the boardroom or C-suite drives diversity, study finds

shironosov | Getty Images If you want to take a good guess at a company’s gender diversity record, you might want to first look at who its CEO or board chair is, according to the findings of a n...

Corporate Board Diversity Benefits Companies and Stakeholders

Text size It is in the best interest of shareholders for companies to evaluate their board composition regularly, establish policies and processes to ensure board diversity, and disclose the compositi...

How grief, burnout and a Google search led to NYC’s Yu and Me Books

When Lucy Yu was 7 years old, she told her mom she wanted to retire and open a bookstore one day. She’d always loved reading and, as the only child raised primarily by her single mother who immi...

Gold House launches $30 million fund to invest in entrepreneurs of Asian descent

Megan Ruan knows firsthand how representation can impact funding for entrepreneurs. She recalled being the only woman of color working at a family office earlier in her career and running a portfolio ...

Warren Buffett Runs Berkshire Hathaway Like It’s the 1960s.

In some important respects, CEO Warren Buffett runs Berkshire Hathaway like it’s the 1960s, when he took control of the company. CEO and board pay remain at 1960s levels. Top executives are paid entir...

JPMorgan says labor shortage requires unconventional hiring

JPMorgan Chase says that companies can deal with global labor shortages in part by tapping the neurodiverse and people with criminal backgrounds. The New York-based bank has hired thousands of people ...

A lack of diversity still persists in the financial planning industry

SDI Productions | E+ | Getty Images Financial planning — and the financial services industry, more broadly — has long been an arena of predominantly white men. Industry leaders have been working to bo...

QuickHire founders raised $1.4 million—their best career advice

Deborah Gladney, 34, and Angela Muhwezi-Hall, 32, are part of a small but growing club of million-dollar Black female founders. The sisters are the creators behind QuickHire, a hiring platform that co...