NGPF Podcast

Michael Horn's new book, Choosing College: How to Make Better Learning Decisions Throughout Your Life, chronicles what Michael and his research team discovered after asking hundreds of people a simple question: How did you choose your college? Michael connects the dots to show the primary reasons people choose to go to college (and it's not what you might expect) and how students, parents and higher education can use these findings to make better decisions and serve students more effectively. Enjoy!

On this NGPF Podcast, Barbara O'Neill, a returning guest on the NGPF Podcast, describes the momentum to increase access to financial education in K-12 on the national level and also in the state of New Jersey. She shares her thoughts on best practices for implementing finance education that every legislator interested in the issue should listen to. Listen and be inspired by this incredible advocate! 

What started as a trickle of students in a few Personal Finance sections at her high school a few years ago has turned into a deluge. Trisha DeBacco shares her story of how personal finance evolved from an elective to a graduation requirement in her school district. Learn about her "hands-on" board presentation as well as her FAVE activities when it comes to student engagement. Enjoy! 

Thom and Mike share a common passion: creating classroom economies to bring economics and personal finance to life for their students. Thom and Mike share their different approaches to bringing this engaging tool into middle and high school classrooms. Enjoy!

I had Andrei Smith back on the podcast recently where we talked about what's ailing the car industry, the promise of autonomous and electric vehicles and the owning vs. leasing debate. He also shares his observations on the current zeitgeist in Silicon Valley when it comes to status symbols and car buying behaviors. Enjoy!

Don Dutkowsky has lots of great insights to share after nearly four decades as a college Economics professor with a keen interest in personal finance. In this wide-ranging conversation, Don discusses his passion for financial education, how he incorporates personal finance concepts into his economics work and his work with high school teachers in New York state. Enjoy! 

All too often, the legislative efforts and policy debates about personal finance education leave out an all important voice: the student. That's why I was so happy for the opportunity to talk to Jack and Nick about their efforts to move the state of Rhode Island forward in improving access to financial education. In this podcast, you will hear about the motivation behind their advocacy efforts, their "elevator pitch" to legislators and what they have personally gained by taking Pat Page's Personal Finance class (Pat is an NGPF Fellow). Subsequent to this podcast, the finance education bill finds itself in that all too common place of "legislative limbo." Given Jack and Nick's determination, I anticipate legislators have not seen the last of them. I suspect that we will see them making repeat appearances at the RI State House until legislators act on this consequential bill. 

The NGPF Podcast goes international in this conversation with Alero Awoyemi, the passionate leader of a financial education non-profit called Proshare Foundation. You will learn about the current state of financial education in Nigeria and Alero's role on improving it. It was intriguing to learn about the similarities and differences when it comes to the key concepts that Proshare is seeking to teach Nigerian youth as well as the typical financial products that are used by consumers in this African country. Enjoy! 

Phil reached out to me about a year ago via email to schedule a meeting during his trip to the States from Australia. Our paths crossed at the Dover, Delaware FinCamp in the spring which was fortuitous given the logistical challenges he encountered while en route.

As a recipient of the prestigious Churchill Fellowship, Phil chose to investigate innovative methods of equipping teenagers with essential financial skills for life in the U.K., U.S. and Canada. In this podcast, he shares what he learned in his travels which included meetings with over 60 movers and shakers in the financial education field. You will be fascinated to learn about the similarities and differences that Phil found in his research across these three countries. Enjoy!

In this NGPF podcast, you will hear from two amazing personal finance advocates. Their teacher, Brian Page, shared Anna and Carly's term paper "Balancing American Education" which should be required reading for all school administrators and state legislators. Their paper highlights the problem of financial literacy, its financial and social emotional consequences and the solutions. Having had the benefit of a course at their high school, they make an impassioned plea that all students should also enjoy similar benefits. Enjoy!