NGPF Podcast

• "I rather live like a prince for the rest of my life than live like a king for my NFL career."
• “I’m going to sacrifice now for me to be happy later,’’
• 'Williams estimates he invests at least 90 percent of the money that comes in via game checks."

These are statements that you would not expect to hear from a professional athlete but that's exactly what New England Patriot Joejuan Williams had to say in a recent article. 

How did he build these mindsets about money? That's where Greg Carson, a personal finance teacher at Father Ryan High School (Nashville, TN), comes in. According to Williams, Carson's class "completely changed my life." In this NGPF podcast, Greg will share the philosophy behind his class, his favorite activities with his students and what he remembers about Joejuan as a student in his class. Enjoy!

NGPF Fellow Vincent Branch has a passion for financial education that became apparent the first time we met at the NGPF Summer Institute earlier this year. As a financial advisor in an earlier life, he saw the tactics used to "sell" financial products and realized how few people knew the right questions to ask. He's preparing his students to be that skeptical consumer as a personal finance teacher at Washington High School (Houston, TX). In this podcast, Vincent will discuss why he cares so much about finance education, share some of his favorite in-class activities and tell his favorite finance story. Enjoy! 

In this NGPF podcast, Luis discusses the trials and tribulations that accompany the start-up world. He discusses the arc of his current venture, Remoov (my investment fund is a small investor), from the conception of the idea to getting that early traction to raising money from investors. Listen to this podcast and you will get a peek behind the curtain to see the grit and persistence required to succeed as an entrepreneur. Enjoy!

A big thanks to Shawn Dilly for joining me on the podcast to discuss his priorities as asst. superintendent of instructional support for Jefferson County (WV) schools. Shawn describes the important job that high schools have in developing the skills to succeed in the workplace of tomorrow. He explains what skills he believes are most important and the instructional shifts required to bring these to fruition. Enjoy! 

The daughter of a financial planner, Liz saw first hand how her Mom's practice helped families manage their money more effectively..so she eventually followed in her footsteps. In this NGPF podcast, Liz shares her approach to working with her clients, why she believes so strongly in a fee-only structure for financial planners and details some client success stories. In her new book, Beyond Piggy Banks and Lemonade Stands, Liz provides a "how-to" book to help parents with young children teach them the basics of money with a focus on real-world activities. From Liz's perspective, learning to manage money should be an active process and she provides lots of fun examples in this podcast. Enjoy! 

Aleta Smith has an incredible story of grit and determination to share in this NGPF podcast. She describes the money lessons she learned from her grandmother, the ambitious savings goals she set to pay for college and how she is giving back in her current role at Excite Credit Union. Prepare to be inspired! 

Since joining NGPF as director of educational outreach in August of 2019, Yanely Espinal has visited close to 100 high school classrooms. In these workshops, she inspires young people through her own personal story and shares the money lessons she learned through the "school of hard knocks." In this podcast, Yanely shares what she learned during these visits, including the money topics that mattered most to young people and the "hooks" she used to engage them. She also explains the creative process that goes into developing her weekly current events resource, FinCap Friday, which is now closing in on 300,000 students since its launch a year ago. Finally, Yanely describes new initiatives that she is most excited about this school year. Enjoy!

In case you missed it, we launched the 2019 PAYBACK Challenge earlier this week with over $125,000 in scholarships available. Full details here. 

To provide some inspiration, I found this unreleased podcast so you can hear from 6 of the 2018 National Winners. Each received $5,000 towards their educational expenses. Each shared what they learned from paying PAYBACK, how it has impacted their college plans. Some passionately described the importance taking a personal finance course. You will discover that this group's talents extend beyond putting pen to paper for their essays and includes strong public speaking skills too.

Here's Part 2 where you will hear from 6 of our National Winners. Enjoy!

In 1973, Prof. Burton Malkiel's Random Walk Down Wall Street hit the bookshelves and the world of investing would never be the same again. Not only did Prof. Malkiel question the conventional wisdom that the "smart Wall Street money" knew best but he also made a revolutionary suggestion: give individual investors an opportunity to "buy the market." The foundation for  the index fund revolution that followed had been laid and Prof. Malkiel would play a leading role. In this NGPF podcast, he summarizes the wisdom of index fund investing and its advantages for the individual investor. He also shares his experiences as a director at Vanguard in its formative years, recalls his favorite Jack Bogle stories and describes the next investing revolution. Enjoy! 

For almost two decades, no one has done more to support teachers in navigating the 403(b) minefield than Dan and Scott. They will share an exciting new announcement. Listen to Dan and Scott discuss the "new" 403bWise, how they plan to support teachers in the future and their best ideas on how to reform the system. Oh, and they will make you smarter about investing too. Be prepared to be inspired!