Public.com Ties with Elaine Welteroth to Help Young BIPOC Investors Build Confidence

Public.com, an online brokerage and social trading startup, has teamed up with Elaine Welteroth, journalist, producer, and New York Times best-selling author, to help lower the barriers to entry for young BIPOC people, especially Black women, interested in different avenues for wealth creation, with a focus on investing in the public markets.

As part of the partnership:

• Welteroth will join the Public.com community, sharing her unique perspectives and participating in the conversation alongside the community.

• For the duration of the partnership, Public.com will be giving away free stock for Welteroth’s fans who start a portfolio on Public.com to help them start their investing journeys. New members can use the code ELAINE to receive $50 of free stock.

• Welteroth will appear on a special edition of Public Live on #GivingTuesday to share her entrepreneurial journey with the Public.com community, including how she pushed for more inclusive and political coverage at Teen Vogue, the importance of supporting minority- and women-owned businesses, and how to get young BIPOC people started investing in the public markets. The #GivingTuesday Public Live will take place November 30 at 12pm EST.

• ​Welteroth will also join forces with Sophia Amoruso, Entrepreneur, New York Times Bestselling Author, and Founder of Business Class, for a special Instagram Live event (date to be announced) to discuss building wealth for a new generation of young BIPOC investors.

Earlier this month, Fazzaco reported that Public.com announced its partnership with WNBA All-Star, Olympic gold medalist, and Phoenix Mercury guard Skylar Diggins-Smith​.