Robin Wigglesworth has done the impossible...he's written a book about index funds that, once you get started, you won't be able to put down. The index fund product itself may not be compelling, but the characters that Wigglesworth describes certainly are. He traces the growth of index funds and how they moved from a concept developed by academics to how they became the leading investment choice for mutual fund investors. Enjoy! 

From moving to the US from Murmansk, value investing, and not eating desserts there’s much to learn about life from a true renissance man, Vitaliy Katsenelson.

Vitaliy Katsenelson, CEO of Investment Management Associates (IMA), comes onto the NGPF podcast to speak about his new book Soul in the Game and the way he approaches life.

She appeared in the recent student documentary, Real World Class. She's written a book to help her peers better manage their money. She has run workshops for middle school girls. Yes, you won't want to miss this conversation that Yanely has with Ella Gupta! 

This week, Yanely interviews Ella Gupta, author of Gen Z Money Sense about her passion for personal finance, her advocacy initiatives, and her plans after high school. Her book serves as a guide to help anyone thrive in the new age of finance and explores a wide range of topics, including automation, taxes, robo-advisors, investing apps, as well as ESG investing. Ella also shares with us her generation’s unique relationship with money and how her peers are navigating their own financial lives. Enjoy! 

He grew up on the South Side of Chicago, has an Ivy League degree and experience on Wall Street. Oh, he also just starred in a Netflix documentary too, Get Smart with Money. In this podcast with Yanely, Ross Mac will share his passion to make financial education accessible to all. Enjoy! 

Thanks to Courtney (Winooski High School in Vermont) and Elena and Jeanette (Mather High School in Illinois) for sharing their insights on the challenges and the rewards of teaching money skills to ELL students. Enjoy! 

What are the biggest challenges and successes that come with teaching personal finance to ELL students? 

Yanely is joined by NGPF’s resident Spanish translator Chris Salm as well as two educators Z and Jill Thompson to talk about teaching personal finance to English Language Learners. The three will speak about the biggest challenges and successes with teaching the course to ELL students and share some differentiation strategies to use in the classroom. Enjoy!

We can all thank Amy Holland for her persistence in convincing Jack Bogle, founder of Vanguard, to write a book about investing. It was his first, Bogle on Mutual Funds, and many books would follow, no doubt educating millions on the value of investing in low-cost, diversified index funds. In this NGPF podcast, you will get the inside scoop on how Amy pulled this off as well as what she learned in her collaborative work with Jack, and other investing titans. Enjoy! 

Wondering what teachers learned after hearing Dana Miranda share her perspective on personal finance? 

• "Love the perspective of HEALTHY budget!"
• "The concept that there is not one right way to do things in terms of personal finance and how important it is to introduce nuance and discussion of other elements of well-being."
• "This brought more attention about the shame connected to money conversations."

In this NGPF Podcast with Yanely, Dana shares her entrepreneurial journey to starting Healthy Rich, a platform for conversations that illuminate the diversity of our relationships with work and money. She explains why inclusive financial education is so important while also shining a light on the systemic forces that can hinder wealth creation. Enjoy! 

Dan and Scott are back for a repeat visit and they have big news about a new feature they have added to their website. Listen to find out more.

403bwise is on a mission to improve options for teacher retirement plans and to fix a broken system. In the spirit of "sunshine is the best disinfectant," they have added new data sets to their website to allow teachers to both find "good vendors" while also evaluating school district plans. They also discuss why investment costs are so important and share their favorite investing option for retirement accounts. Enjoy!