I'm Nicole Lapin, the only financial expert you don't need a dictionary to understand.

It's time for some money rehab.

Your dollar is a vote.

If you've been a money rehab listener for a while now, this isn't a new concept to you.

It's the idea that if you spend money on something, you're enabling that company to continue

its operations, and so you're endorsing its business.

We talked about this following George Floyd's murder and how supporting black owned businesses

put money into the hands of the black community and supported the success of those communities.

And on the flip side, if you shop with companies who have historically denied opportunities

to the BIPOC communities, you're supporting the success of that business and their ideals.

So giving money is a vote.

And here's something we haven't talked about yet, taking money is also a vote.

It's a question I've had to answer for myself.

I got the opportunity to partner with a brand, and I'll just be honest and say it.

It was Robinhood, the trading app.

Robinhood wanted to pay me a lot of money for their endorsement, but I was really skeptical

about that company's ethics.

I'd heard compelling research that Robinhood is built to incentivize users to make really

risky bets that hurts users and benefits Robinhood.

So I said no, I would not take their money because I didn't want to introduce Robinhood

to you.

I didn't feel good about it.

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