Lynnette Khalfani-Cox: 'There's a Huge Wealth Gap in America'

<p>Our guest on the podcast today is Lynnette Khalfani-Cox. She's a personal finance expert, speaker, and author of 15 money-management books, including <i>The</i> <i>New York Times</i> best-seller, <i>Zero Debt: The Ultimate Guide to Financial Freedom</i>. Khalfani-Cox and her husband co-own TheMoneyCoach.net, which offers financial education consulting services, courses, and workshops. Before starting TheMoneyCoach.net, Khalfani-Cox was a <i>Wall Street Journal</i> reporter for CNBC, where she covered business and personal finance news. She spent nearly 10 years at Dow Jones & Company working as a reporter, bureau chief, deputy managing editor, and personal finance editor. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of California at Irvine, and her master's degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Southern California. </p><h2>Background</h2><p><a href="https://themoneycoach.net/about/about-lynnette/" target="_blank">Bio</a></p><p><a href="https://themoneycoach.net/" target="_blank">TheMoneyCoach.net</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lynnette-Khalfani-Cox/e/B001RXUEQ4?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1632840790&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Books by Lynnette Khalfani-Cox</a> </p><h2>Improving the Racial Wealth Gap</h2><p>"<a href="https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/22323477/personal-finance-black-tax-racial-wealth-gap" target="_blank">Here's What the 'Black Tax' Does to so Many Families--Including Mine</a>," by Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, Vox, March 24, 2021.</p><p>"<a href="https://www.morningstar.com/articles/1055633/how-income-and-savings-affect-the-racial-wealth-gap">How Income and Savings Affect the Racial Wealth Gap</a>," by Steve Wendel, Morningstar.com, Aug. 27, 2021. </p><p>"<a href="https://www.morningstar.com/articles/987356/100-must-know-statistics-about-race-income-and-wealth">100 Must-Know Statistics about Race, Income, and Wealth</a>," by Christine Benz, Morningstar.com, June 8, 2020. </p><p>"<a href="https://havenlife.com/blog/racial-wealth-gap/" target="_blank">Why the Racial Wea