New Survey: Money and Relationships -- It's Complicated Aspiration recently surveyed Americans on their attitudes towards money and relationships. Income is a relatively uncomfortable topic for many, although there's a sizable group of people who think money is something that just
A Huge Step Forward Just a few years ago we started Aspiration with the goal of providing everyone with a financial firm that they can trust to do the right thing—for them and for the world.
Climate change won't wait Now that President Trump has decided to withdraw America from emissions targets set by the Paris international climate protection agreement, the question for us is what happens next? The truth is that it’
Americans Need Fairer Banking, not Fewer Consumer Protections Wall Street spends big money to get their way in Washington, chalking up $2 billion in spending over the past 2015-2016 election season alone (1). The influence Wall Street has on policymakers is
Meet AIM: the Aspiration Impact Measurement The past generation has seen a Conscience Revolution among people in America and around the world. Today, as never before, people seek to factor in the ethics of businesses as they make their
Take 5 Minutes Today to Move $100 from Dirty into Green Investing We know that you’re thinking about ways you can make a real difference today. So let’s talk about something more and more people are doing - and that can make a
How to Close Your Wells Fargo Bank Account in 6 Steps Tired of being with a bank that let down its customers and broke their trust? You don’t have to stay. And don’t stay just because you think making a switch will
Dear Wells Fargo customers… Only eight percent of Americans trust their financial institution. That was the result of a survey conducted earlier this year by the National Association of Retirement Plan Participants. When I first saw that
Reinvent Your Retirement What if you found out that, in just five minutes, you could easily save for your future, save on your upcoming taxes, and help save the planet all at the same time? You'd
Investing Introducing StrengthBuilder We all do it. Around this time, we take a look in the mirror and make a resolution: It's time to get into shape. But good intentions to work out often get overpowered
The checking account that puts customers, not greed, first Sick and tired of Big Banks that hit their customers with outrageous and unnecessary fees and then turn around and use that money to lobby Washington for the ability to keep right on
Now You Can Invest In Your Values You shop with a conscience when you purchase clothes, coffee, or cartons of milk. However, when it comes to investing, the conventional wisdom has held that there is a trade-off between ethics and
You want to invest but you are sick of Wall Street greed? Then read this. Wall Street works great. If you’re one of the wealthiest people in the country. But for most Americans – and for the country as a whole – the way the financial industry currently works…
Are You the 600 Dollar Man—or Woman? Today, Aspiration is taking the next step to bring the best financial products to a middle class ignored by Wall Street: the Aspiration Summit Account — the pinnacle of checking accounts when it comes
Dear Friend Dear Friend - Since Aspiration launched in November, there’s been an overwhelming response to the revolutionary new approach we’re bringing to the world of investing. Here’s what people are saying:
Here We Go Thank you for visiting Aspiration. Rather than writing a blog post for this launch day, I thought I’d share an email I sent tonight to our team. All of us at Aspiration
Building a Beginning The very rich, wrote F. Scott Fitzgerald, “are different from you and me.” That may or may not be true, but what is definitely true is this: The very rich in America invest
