21st Century Financial Literacy
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This document discusses the importance of financial literacy education for students. It notes that children and teens now influence over $150 billion in family spending annually. The U.S. Secretary of Education argues that financial literacy must be integrated into K-12 education to ensure students can make smart financial decisions. The President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans states that all American children have a basic right to financial knowledge and skills to pursue their dreams and compete in a global economy. The document promotes programs by the SIFMA Foundation that use games and simulations to teach financial concepts to students.
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21st Century Financial Literacy
- 1. 21st Century Financial Literacy PASE@Pace - New York City, July 28, 2015 SIFMA Foundation – smg@sifma.org Ph: 212-313-1350
- 2. SIFMA Foundation Fostering Knowledge All Individuals All backgrounds Industry Support Effective Programs
- 4. Forbes Billionaires Advise Source: http://onforb.es/VlFr3j CEO, Gristedes Co-Founder, Paul Mitchell Founder, Nantworks
- 6. In 1983, companies spent $100 million marketing to kids. Today (2007), they're spending nearly $17 billion annually. Marketing firms and advertisers are looking to a younger demographic, increasingly targeting tweens and even younger children. And these kids have huge control over the flow of parents' spending, statistics show — 8- to 12-year-olds spend $30 billion of their own money each year and influence another $150 billion of their parents' spending. Christine Lagorio, “Resources: Marketing To Kids,” CBS, May 14, 2007
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- 10. • P/E Ratio • Beta • 52 Week Range • High & Low • Open & Close Research Tools
- 11. INFLUENCE
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- 14. “As important as reading and math and social studies and science are, I think today more than ever financial literacy has to be part of that. To continue to have a population that is relatively illiterate in these matters, I think has real negative consequences to our democracy. This is not a place where we just need to get a little better. We’ve got to get a lot better, and we’ve got to get better faster. You have to start young. Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education
- 16. • Making financial goals • SMART Goal • Accounting, Business Communications, Entrepreneurship, Business Law, Economics, Virtual Enterprise • Led to internships • Meeting various professionals • College will lead to a greater return
- 17. Soft Skills • Communication • Organization • Teamwork • Ethics Hard Skills • Interview • Resume • Computer programs • Design
- 19. more experience, more exploring job opportunities graduate! dream job! secure and stable financial future
- 20. All American children must be equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to make smart decisions about their finances. This is a basic right that must be integrated throughout children’s Pre-K-12 learning experience to assure that all youth in America have the tools necessary to make sound financial decisions that will allow them to pursue their dreams. Whatever their life’s aspirations, whether college bound, career ready or thinking entrepreneurially, this knowledge will enable our young people to compete in a global economy and enhance our nation’s economy. President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans, July 2015
- 21. Teams of 3 to 5 Virtual $100,000 Stocks, Bonds, & Mutual Funds + The Stock Market Game™