NGPF Podcast

Today on the NGPF podcast listen to the inspiring work of Ted Daniels, founder of the Society for Financial Education and Professional Development. His commitment to serve others and build financial capability through innovative programming makes this a podcast you don't want to miss. Ted also shares his secret on how to bust the myths and misconceptions about investing which helps increase participation rates in the stock market. Enjoy! 

A discussion with NGPF Fellows about their favorite personal finance-related books. 

I had a great conversation with Meghan Rabuse, who has taken her passion for finance and translated it into a popular blog and podcast, The Family Finance Mom. Her focus: "sharing my simple money tips with you to help your family make the most of its means, and reach your financial goals." Meghan's shares how her investing expertise came from stints at a leading Wall Street investment bank and hedge fund. She has some great analogies that make complex financial topics easier to understand. While raising three children, she has devoted her energy to serving others through her work. A true FinHero that you will find inspiring! 

How does an Acting major from NYU apply her skills to the financial education world? She creates an interactive, musical presentation that teaches elementary-aged students about money. What a fun conversation this was with Julie Beckham! Hear about her award-winning program, the questions she hears most often from students and how to establish presence in the classroom. Enjoy! 

In this week’s episode of My Classroom, we chat with a group of NGPF Fellows who recommend some of their favorite non-NGPF podcasts.

Don O'Neal of Capital Group joins the NGPF podcast this week. The Capital Group manages more than $2 trillion in assets and is considered one of the top "active" investment managers. Don shares with us the insights from his 35 years in the business, including the analytical process that goes into picking stocks, the value of having a long-term time horizon and how he overcomes the common cognitive biases that plague investors. He also shares the unique organizational structure at the Capital Group which has been a key to their long-term success. Enjoy! 

I know that you will enjoy this conversation with Dr. David Weill who recently penned his memoir, Exhale: Hope, Healing, and a Life in Transplant, about his experiences as a transplant doctor. This one was extra special for me since I know Dr. Weill as a former neighbor, as someone who entertained me for hours while cycling on Saturday mornings and as my go-to trusted medical advisor when family health issues arose (and an NGPF Board member too). I found this conversation and his memoir to be such a revelation of the high stress environment he thrived in for decades until he didn't. His journey to hope and healing can serve as a roadmap for all those who, while loving the work they do, struggle to manage that delicate work-life balance part. Enjoy!

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SPECIAL OFFER for Educations with NGPF Accounts:

You are eligible to receive a free copy of Dr. Weill's book: Exhale: Hope, Healing, and a Life in Transplant. With 100 available you will want to complete this Google Form today. Books will be shipped in mid-June. 

The message is clear, teachers are relieved to be returning to normal next fall, but what will change from past years? We felt there was no better time for our listeners to listen to the original My Classroom cast of four than as the school year comes to a close. We welcome Tony Montgomery, Kerri Herrild, Julius Prezelski and Courtney Poquette who will all share how they’re moving forward with resources and strategies learned during Covid, that will make their classrooms better for many years to come.

GameStop, cryptocurrencies, NFTs...and the list goes on of examples of speculation in today's financial markets. Who better to weigh in on these and other examples of financial speculation than Bill Bernstein. The full title of his new book, The Delusions Of Crowds: Why People Go Mad in Groups, captures the essence of our conversation. In this podcast, Bill discusses the power of narrative to fuel "bubbly" behavior and why social media (think sub-reddit groups like Wallstreetbets) acts as an accelerant in propagating those narratives. Bill helps to place today's market activity in a historical context while also highlighting the cognitive biases that explain investor behavior. Enjoy! 

Details:

• 0:00~10:53 Current Events with Missbehelpful: Biases Behind Choices
• 10:53~11:31 A word from NGPF
• 11:31~13:08 Introducing this week’s guest: Sharon Epperson, Senior Personal Finance Correspondent at CNBC
• 13:08~16:00 Early money lessons
• 16:00~17:24 From working in Cairo to working at CNBC 
• 17:24~19:34 Lessons learned as a commodity correspondent
• 19:34~21:41 Relationships and money
• 21:41~25:45 Student advocacy for a personal finance class
• 25:45~27:52 Teaching investing in the time of Gamestop 
• 27:52~29:42 CNBC’s Invest in Teachers event on May 5th: register here!
• 29:42~31:05 Favorite CNBC personal finance resources
• 31:05~32:18 Source of passion for personal finance
• 32:18~33:09 Conclusion