Tag: Barriers

WEBWIRE – Monday, March 11, 2024 Most women have a savings account (61%) or cash ISA (35%). Men are almost twice as likely to invest in Stocks and Shares ISAs (30% vs 17%), SIPPs (19% vs 8%) or General Investment Accounts (16% vs 9%). Easy access, digital apps and Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) protection are key features of choosing a savings or investment product. 37% of women do not invest vs 24% of men almost one in five women (18%) think the risk is too high, 10% say its too complicated and 6% dont know where to start. As ... Read more

HOPE Sheds Light observes Overdose Awareness Month in Ocean and Monmouth Counties. HSL and partners place purple flags in Spring Lake TOMS RIVER, N.J. – Aug. 25, 2023 – PRLog — Nearly 110,000 individuals died of a drug overdose in the United States last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a 14 percent rise from the previous year. 2,892 of these individuals were New Jersey residents. This national epidemic is touching lives across the nation, especially right here at home. In observance of Overdose Awareness month, HOPE Sheds Light, Inc. (HSL) is actively engaged in the ... Read more