5 Black financial experts you should follow

Banking, buying real estate and cultivating economically prosperous communities have not always been easy for Black people in America. However, by supporting Black individuals on their journey to understanding their personal finances, new foundations can be built for this generation and future generations to gain financial independence and build wealth.

Due to the efforts of entrepreneurs and real estate investors like Bernard Garrett and scholars like George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington, each generation gets stronger. Plus, many Black financial experts are using social media to help others gain knowledge about building wealth, eliminating debt and investing.

If you're looking to learn more about financial success stories, here are six Black experts to follow on social media.

Troy Millings and Rashad Bilal

@earnyourleisure

Troy Millings and Rashad Bilal founded the innovative and effective financial literacy and edutainment company Earn Your Leisure, which is bridging the gap between financial literacy and Black millennials and Generation Z. The duo hosts financial workshops at venues like Madison Square Garden and Miami's Art Basel, an Earn Your Leisure podcast, and "Market Mondays" with Ian Dunlap, a weekly live segment where they and their guests share investing, business, and real estate tips and resources. Recent guests have included Master P, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Steve Harvey, among many other Black financial experts.

The team also formed Earn Your Leisure University and is committed to teaching about money, the stock market and how to cultivate generational wealth. Earn Your Leisure has managed to do something many financial companies haven't: teaching young Black professionals wealth strategies in a fun, engaging and culturally sensitive manner.

Kara Stevens

@frugalfeminista

According to financial expert Kara Stevens, aka the Frugal Feminista, money and healing go hand in hand. Stevens takes a holistic approach to teach Black women to be more aware of their relationship with money. She specializes in helping six-figure women "save with soul," eradicate debt and scale their wealth in the spirit of sisterhood.

While talking about money can be uncomfortable and even intimidating, Stevens has established a financial literacy brand that makes money conversations feel as if you're speaking with a trusted friend. She has authored books including "Heal Your Relationship With Money," "Unmasking the Strong Black Woman," "The Wealthy Woman's Blueprint" and "The Happy Finances Challenge."

Stevens also offers courses like "How to Budget Like a Boss," "60 Days to Slay Sallie Mae" and "Heal Your Relationship With Money Workshop" that teach women how to break free from financial bondage.

Tiffany Aliche

@thebudgetnista

Known as The Budgetnista, Tiffany Aliche, a former educator and one of the nation's most popular Black financial experts, is committed to helping women and even children and teens develop financial literacy. Through her program The Live Richer Academy, she hosts several popular online financial classes that destigmatize money and wealth-building and empower others to have a money-saving, wealth mindset.

Aliche also hosts the award-winning podcast Brown Ambition. She's been featured in Essence, Forbes, Fox Business, Reuters, CNN and others where she shares her passion and wisdom on how to save money and build lasting wealth.

Raya Reaves

@citygirlsavings

Raya Reaves is a financial coach and podcast host who founded City Girl Savings. City Girl Savings' mission is to financially empower women in the areas of budgeting, debt elimination and financial accountability. Through her Instagram account, Reaves offers motivation and hacks for saving money as well as educational information about the financial industry.

What sets Reaves apart is her youthful, positive approach to sharing money-management tips. Through the City Girl Savings podcast and her blog, Reaves offers personalized budget and spending plans, money-saving coaching consultations, online financial learning courses and more.

If you're taking steps to build wealth and manage your finances, take inspiration from these Black financial experts who share personal stories about their experiences with money.