• Stroke and COVID-19: Overcoming Financial Challenges

  • Aug 31 2020
  • Length: 30 mins
  • Podcast

Stroke and COVID-19: Overcoming Financial Challenges

  • Summary

  • Get expert advice on preparing your finances for an unexpected crisis.

    This episode features stroke survivor Aqualyn Kennedy and CNBC senior personal finance correspondent Sharon Epperson.

    The COVID-19 pandemic has been a shock to the finances of families across the U.S. A stroke can likewise do sudden and deep financial damage. Kennedy, who had a stroke at age 18 as a college freshman at Spelman College, shares her perspective as a survivor who has confronted financial challenges caused by her stroke and two subsequent heart attacks.

    Sharon Epperson, CNBC senior personal finance correspondent and a hemorrhagic stroke survivor, provides advice on preparing your personal finances for the unexpected. She is also a lead contributor to Invest In You: Ready. Set. Grow, CNBC’s financial wellness initiative in partnership with Acorns. Her expertise includes saving and investing for retirement, paying for college, managing mortgages, student loans, credit card and other debt, and building a financial legacy through estate planning.

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