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In 1980, media moguls Bob Johnson and John Malone partnered together to launch prominent cable network, BET (Black Entertainment Television). Now 40 years later, they’ve reconnected to team up for a new business venture. According to Black Enterprise, serial entrepreneur Johnson started RLJ Cos., his portfolio of businesses that include the Retirement Clearinghouse L.L.C. — a company in which businessman Malone is now an investor in. Citing this renewed partnership as a “meeting of like minds,” both Johnson and Malone announced the latter party has purchased a minority stake in Retirement Clearinghouse to help shrink the wealth and retirement savings gap for minorities, a news release reports. “I invested alongside Bob when he launched Black Entertainment Television. When Bob approached me to talk about his work with 401(k) auto portability, I recognized an opportunity to extend that work into practical ways to achieve inclusive capitalism,” Malone shared in a statement . He also...