Academic Research

FinTrends

Harnessing real-time data to equip researchers and decision-makers with timely insights for addressing critical financial health challenges. Currently partnering with researchers from Austin Peay State University and Iowa State University to publish in academic journals.

Open Data Project

Collaborated with Google Health to develop the world's most extensive COVID dataset, which tracked case and vaccine data across more than 20,000 unique locations in 190 countries. The work was used by the WHO, The World Bank, IMF, Harvard, USAID, and Verily. We published a paper about the project in the American Journal of Health Education.

Preliminary Research

Climate Migration in Colombia

Climate change is displacing Colombians through disasters, food insecurity, and poverty. This leads to migration within and outside the country. Combating this issue demands global investment, local aid, and awareness of climate impacts.

Immigration Policy Analysis Research

This deliverable reviews global immigration policies, focusing on climate change impacts, regional challenges, and migration trends. It suggests improvements in tracking and NGO partnerships.

Climate Migration Trend Scanner

SEED Consulting and FinMango developed a report on a Climate Migration Trend Scanner, detailing strategy, target audiences, data sources, and machine learning for future technology applications.

Migration Scanner Proposal

This project uses machine learning to analyze real-time data for predicting climate change's impact on global migration. It offers a web tool with insights for policymakers, researchers, and the public, helping them prepare for increased climate-induced displacement.

Brazilian Financial Ecosystem Report

Brazil's financial ecosystem is vast and complex, with various types of financial service providers coexisting. From our research, we've identified six key sectors within this ecosystem, each with their own unique landscape, players, macroeconomic effects, and challenges.

Financial Health Measurement Toolkit

This report breaks down financial health, analyzes existing financial health surveys, and suggestions ways to move forward. We currently host an up-to-date of financial health measurement tools for thought leaders and policy makers interested.

Comparative Study: Argentina & Brazil

Financial illiteracy is widespread in Argentina's lower-income households, limiting access to credit and economic growth, necessitating improved public-private partnerships for better financial education and opportunities.

Case Study of Nigerian Economic Data

FinMango's analysis of Nigeria's economic data revealed key issues like outdated information and limited reporting sources, highlighting the need for standardized data collection. To address these challenges, FinMango advocates for improved data reporting and is developing automated data collection tools.

Acknowledging the Barriers Returning Citizens Face

This presentation aims to understand and brainstorm solutions for the wide-ranging barriers faced by returning citizens, identified through interviews. Additionally, it seeks to prioritize which of these issues can feasibly be addressed.

Products / Calculators

Family Financial Planning Calculator

This calculator helps dual-income families and couples evaluate their financial trajectory over the next 15 years. It considers factors such as household income, potential career breaks, childcare costs, healthcare expenses, basic living expenses, taxes, and retirement savings.

FIRE Calculator

FIRE stands for Financial Independence, Retire Early. It is a movement in the space of personal finance that encourages people to live well within their means, and aggressively save money towards early retirement.

ROTH IRA Calculator

Two major ways to build wealth for your future and retirement are opening investment accounts such as a ROTH IRA. Unlike other types of accounts, your Roth IRA balance GROWS TAX-FREE and you can start at any age.

Battle of the IRAs Calculator

Want to become a millionaire someday 💲📈? Two major ways to invest your money to build wealth are two Individual Retirement Accounts: TRADITIONAL IRA and ROTH IRA.

Portfolio Simulator

We have collected financial data dating back to 1970 and built this portfolio simulator, so you can see how different portfolios and strategies would have performed in a variety of economic conditions. Your answers to the following questions will be used to initialize the simulator parameters.

Rule of 72 Calculator

The rule of 72 is a popular formula used to roughly estimate how long it will take for your investments to double in time assuming a constant rate of return.

Snapchat Style Lessons

Learn about money, investing, and everything in-between. Delivered in snapchat style format. All of the technology is open sourced on GitHub for easy collaboration and improvement.

Small Business Digital Guide

This guide is brought to you by the Wahltinez Foundation and FinMango. It is a resource for small business owners to efficiently bring their business to the digital era.

Company benefits & Definitions Guide

So you just got a job offer? Congrats!! If you’re at all confused about some of the benefits your new job may come with (or simply wish to brush up) then you’ve come to the right place!

Programs / Events

Finance Day at Kent State University

Annually, FinMango and Kent State University celebrates the top students from Northeast Ohio. For the 2023/2024 academic year, the winners came fromStow-Munroe Falls High SchoolWestlake High SchoNormandy High School. The event brought together students, teachers, and parents from diverse schools.

How To Become a Millionaire

This program focuses on empowering youth with the knowledge and tools to invest wisely in mutual funds and secure their financial future through early retirement planning. We have taught over 50,000 high school students in Ohio since 2017, with 10k+ positive reviews!

EXTRAVAGANZA 

The FinMango EXTRAVAGANZA was the world’s most unique financial inclusion conference in history. It consisted of 24 straight hours (a WORLD RECORD on ZOOM) of LIVE keynotes, workshops, and panels from speakers across the world. Over 750 people attended and over 300,000 people were reached on social media.

Fincubator

The Fincubator was a youth accelerator program in Uganda that was focused on financial literacy and entrepreneurship and financial inclusion. The program created 12 businesses and 211 bank accounts through 2020.

The Money Cycle

The money cycle was a program that expanded to 13 countries. The lessons were handed off to local organizations as FinMango pivoted away from education.