Friends That Invest Your Guide to Financial Independence Through Shares and Stocks

A lot of us view our lack of financial literacy as a direct result of our own intelligence, much like I did in the past. I had the privilege of attending the best public schooling in my country, and yet the concepts of personal finance and investing were never introduced to us. The only financial education I had received up to that point was when representatives from a bank visited our school and handed out free piggy banks.
We’re quick to blame ourselves for our lack of financial literacy and yet fail to recognise that we’ve had years of financial autonomy shaved off compared to our male counterparts. How can we compare our experience against that of people who have had a thousand-year head start? The financial industry was created for men, by men. The jargon, terminology and systems were, intentionally or not, created to serve people like themselves. Women weren’t on the boards of directors when the modern
banking and investment systems were created, nor were there any people of colour chiming in with their experiences to create a more inclusive, holistic system that would go on to benefit everyone who used it.