Vermont JumpStart Coalition

Last Friday, we had the incredible opportunity to take the Garrison Forest School's Real World Finance investment club to the NYSE! ??????? Through The Stock Market Game, provided in Maryland by our partners at the Maryland Council on Economic Education, these students are gaining real-world financial literacy and investment skills that will set them up for lifelong success. With hands-on experience and a passion for finance, they are well on their way to becoming the next leaders in the industry. A huge thank you to the educators, mentors, and industry leaders who are inspiring these young women to shape the future of finance! ?? #SIFMAFoundation #TheStockMarketGame #WomenInFinance #FinancialEducation #InvestInYourFuture #WomensHistoryMonth

While 85% of high schoolers nationwide say they want to learn about financial topics, according to business software company Intuit, only 10 states?require such a course, according to Champlain College's Center for Financial Literacy. But by 2031, that's expected to jump to 26 states. "They're entering that phase of life where not a day will go by where they don't think about money — how to make it, how to save it, how to spend it," said John Pelletier, the center's director. Students who take these classes learn more than just how to budget their money at the mall. Studies show requiring financial education improves credit scores, lowers loan delinquency rates and reduces the likelihood of falling behind on credit card payments. "If a young person understands how to maximize their credit score, so they get lower interest rates on credit cards, on automobile loans, on their mortgages, that could literally save them more than $100,000 in lifetime interest payments," Pelletier said.

The rise of finfluencers and self-proclaimed finance gurus has shone a light on the idea of the "everyday millionaire." But what about the everyday millionaire who doesn't have 100K followers or a personal brand empire? What the millionaires next door actually look like may surprise you. Our upcoming webinar, Everyday Millionaires, will explore the question, "How are ordinary people building extraordinary wealth?" Guest expert, Champlain Center for Financial Literacy Director John Pelletier, will review the behaviors of millionaires compiled by surveys over decades and uncover what ordinary millionaires do that others fail to. Register to learn the financial decisions and behaviors that can help you become the next "everyday millionaire:" https://lnkd.in/e4iHEn7U #ChamplainCollege #PersonalFinance #Finance #Webinar

There’s an investing gender gap: Only 1 in 10 women say they fully understand investing, and only 28% of women say they feel confident investing their money. We want to change that — and we believe that closing the investing gender gap should start early. That’s why we’re starting the Greenlight Investing Club. It’s a way for girls and their families and allies to build financial literacy for life by learning about investing fundamentals together.https://lnkd.in/gD5MGMtc

Chris Hogan studied over 10,000 millionaires to find out how they became wealthy. Here's what he learned.