NGPF Podcast

This week Yanely is joined by the senior producer, Hayley Hershman, of the new Marketplace Show, Financially Inclined Hayley Hershman. Listen to this week’s podcast to get a behind-the-scenes look at how the new show is produced.

Berna Anat is a first-gen Filipina-American producer, author, and Financial Hype Woman. After teaching herself to pay off over $50,000 debt, she's been traveling the world trying to make money less male, pale, and stale for young BIPOC everywhere. Her book "Money Out Loud" just came out on April 25th -- learn more about the book and her motivations through this week’s podcast.

The movement sweeping the country to increase access to financial education has many leaders. Listen to this podcast to learn how a student (David Klinker), a teacher (Courtney Poquette) and a non-profit advocate (Kerry Woodward) have been working hard to advocate in their communities.

Dr. Carly Urban joins us on the podcast to speak about the momentum behind the financial education movement through a discussion of the 2023 State of Financial Education Report. Learn more about the data collection process as well as her findings through this week’s episode.

Nikita Agrawal combined her love of coding with her passion for financial literacy to create a unique curriculum for teens to learn about computer programming and personal finance simultaneously. Listen to this podcast to learn more about how she started her program, FinPro World. 

Marc Russell from Betterwallet shared his inspiring entrepreneurial journey which led him from a job at a top investment firm to creating his own platform to teach the basics of personal finance. Learn more about his story and Betterwallet by listening to this week’s podcast.

The Singleton Foundation has a simple goal: To help give everyone the financial skills they need to better manage their lives and their businesses. Listen to this podcast to learn about the engaging resources they have developed including games and videos that you can bring to your classroom. 

The failure of the 16th largest bank in a matter of days last week has shaken confidence. Find out what was behind the bank's fall and what it might mean for the banking industry moving forward through this conversation between NGPF Co-Founder Tim Ranzetta and Director of Educational Outreach Yanely Esipnal.

Attending law school is expensive. Listen to this podcast to hear about how Cindy paid off more than $200k in student loan debt -- which motivated her to write her new book.

Yanely is joined by lawyer turned author Cindy Zuniga-Sanchez who talks about her new book Overcoming Debt, Achieving Financial Freedom: 8 Pillars to Build Wealth. Cindy breaks down the structure of her book, how she wrote it as a guide for her younger self, and how readers can best use it as a financial resource in their lives.

How much do you know about 529 plans? What should you look for when choosing a plan? Listen to this podcast to find out!

Richard Ellis, Executive Director of my529, a 529 plan established by the State of Utah joins Yanely to talk about college savings plans. Listen to this conversation and you will learn about Richard’s career leading up to his role at my529, the benefits of saving early and often, and how to analyze 529 plans.