Asset Building Resources

Asset Building

CFED works to expand economic opportunity for all people by exploring programs that work for families and communities and transforming good ideas into effective products and public policies. Visit their website for an array of information about assets, entrepreneurship, public markets, and the latest trends and research in asset building.

The Center for Social Development, part of the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis, provides information about asset building, including research on the effects of asset ownership and key strategies for advancing asset building policy.

The New America Foundation highlights news, research, and legislation that focus on expanding opportunities for individuals and families to build wealth. New America created a separate website to highlight conferences on asset building and links to data sources to support the importance of asset building.

The Institute on Assets and Social Policy, part of the Heller School of Management and Social Policy at Brandeis University, works to help people who have been excluded from the economic and social mainstream and to expand the middle class. The site includes research, events, and publications on asset building and economic inclusion.