NGPF Podcast

My Classroom is a short NGPF podcast series devoted to supporting the efforts of teachers. Each week we will speak with different teachers who will share timely tips, resources, and teaching strategies that can be implemented immediately into the classroom.

This week, we welcome Jacqueline Collins and Alex Lamon. They will share the approach they take, and the approach of other business educators when teaching personal finance.

What's clear from this conversation is that Kevin Matthews is an educator at heart. After spending several years in the classroom, he took his interest in finance and parlayed it into a financial advisor role. Ultimately, he realized that his interest lay in providing financial advice to educate a larger audience. This led to his current venture, Breaking Bread with the tagline "Investment education for people who look just like you." Listen to Kevin describe his entrepreneurial journey as well as his decision to research and ultimately write a book about an incredibly painful chapter in his hometown's history, namely, the Tulsa Race Massacre. 

After a successful banking career, Eric Smith let his financial acumen and his love of sports lead him to his new career in serving student-athletes. As you listen to this podcast, you can just feel the energy and enthusiasm that Eric brings to his workshops. I hope that you enjoy learning about Eric's favorite ways to engage an audience, the most common questions he hears and his take on the new developments surrounding NIL (name, image and likeness), which provides an income stream to "influencer" college athletes. 

In this special edition of My Classroom, we are speaking with Joe Petsick is the Executive In Residence at the University of Nebraska College of Business and Micah Bender who is the Personal Financial Literacy Coordinator with the New Jersey Department of Education and supports college athletes through personal finance in his "off time". We will discuss the Name, Image, and Likeness changes passed by the NCAA this summer -- sending shockwaves throughout the world of college sports. We took even took time to adapt our CREATE: Monthly College Budget activity to build out a similar activity using four different athletes and scenarios students can choose from to complete the same activity but using their scenarios: CREATE: A College Budget Using Your NIL Income

During her 30 year career at the Washington Post, Michelle Singletary has helped millions of readers more effectively manage their finances. Michelle has used her platform as personal finance columnist to explain government programs in this age of pandemic, hold agencies to account for sloppy implementation of policy and describe finances in a way that people can understand. I know that you will enjoy this conversation with this incredible advocate. 

Details:

• 0:00~1:40 Introduction
• 1:40~2:52 Writing about personal finance
• 2:52~5:43 Favorite column
• 5:43~9:32 Lesson on saving from Big Momma
• 9:32~12:58 Intersection of race and finance
• 12:58~15:47 Experience as a columnist at the Washington Post
• 15:47~16:15 A word from NGPF
• 16:15~17:46 Making concepts consumable
• 17:46~23:28 Behind the scenes look on writing with consumers in mind
• 23:28~27:25 Don’t trust and verify -- looking out for scams
• 27:27~30:50 Trading individual stocks on apps versus investing in index funds
• 30:50~39:43 Message for students
• 39:43~40:50 Conclusion

Resources:

• Michelle Singletary - The Washington Post
• My Grandmother’s Saving Grace

Quotes:

• "It is a privilege to be able to write for The Post and this position, so I try to write columns that help people understand policy, economics, debt, credit, investing from the perspective of that person [that might need help understanding]."

You will be inspired by Ennie's story of how her own personal financial challenges motivated her to start HoneyBee. Honored by Inc. Magazine as a top female founder, Ennie has created a business at HoneyBee that combines the best of fintech while retaining a socially oriented mission. Listen as she describes how HoneyBee's products and services increases financial wellness in the workplace through a combination of a "rainy day fund" and financial education. [Full disclosure: I am an investor in HoneyBee]

My Classroom is a short NGPF podcast series devoted to supporting the efforts of teachers. Each week we will speak with different teachers who will share timely tips, resources, and teaching strategies that can be implemented immediately into the classroom.

This week we are speaking with Kristen Cain, Anthony Crincoli, and Kylie Schmidt. All three have advocated through the media or by providing proponent testimony supporting the advancement of financial literacy in their states. 

Jonathan Clements has been a frequent guest on the NGPF Podcast. Here's one of our most popular podcasts from a conversation we had back in 2018 to discuss his book From Here to Financial Happiness: Enrich Your Life in Just 77 Days.

Details

• 0:00–1:10 Introduction
• 1:11–6:17 Jonathan’s scoop on From Here to Financial Happiness
• 6:18–8:11 The fundamental importance of compounding interest
• 8:12–10:11 Meeting the magical “tipping point” after a tough dozen years
• 10:12–13:45 “Hyperbolic discounting” and bringing retirement to life
• 13:46–14:55 How the book is more of a conversation with the author and with yourself
• 14:56–17:03 What are the most difficult questions readers have to answer?
• 17:04–18:53 Jonathan’s favorite pithy comments
• 18:54–21:16 Most annuities are sold, not bought
• 21:17–21:51 A word from NGPF
• 21:52–25:26 Why experiences greatly outweigh possessions
• 25:27–32:36 His 3 best and worst financial decisions
• 32:37–36:03 Human capital, the key concept to investing
• 36:04–37:09 Conclusion

Resources: 

• Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi on finding flow
• Jonathan’s Blog: Humble Dollar

QUOTES:

• “The meek may not inherit the earth, but they are far more likely to retire in comfort”
• “I have a lot of scorn for overly complicated and overly expensive financial products that get cooked up on Wall Street… So I say, ‘In the financial world, complexity may suggest sophistication, but it’s usually a rouse to bamboozle and fleece investors.'”

My Classroom is a short NGPF podcast series devoted to supporting the efforts of teachers. Each week we will speak with different teachers who will share timely tips, resources, and teaching strategies that can be implemented immediately into the classroom.

This week we are speaking with Sean Furbush, Saloni Jain, and Nate Grant. All three have advocated through the media or by providing proponent testimony supporting the advancement of financial literacy in their states.

My Classroom is a short NGPF podcast series devoted to supporting the efforts of teachers. Each week we will speak with different teachers who will share timely tips, resources, and teaching strategies that can be implemented immediately into the classroom. This week, we welcome the 2021 National Business Teacher of the Year Jacqueline Collins and master educator and tech guru Sandra Beck.