Thank you to the amazing guests who joined me this year on the NGPF podcast. What knits these educators, thought leaders, entrepreneurs and students together is their passion for financial education. What's notable about the list this year is the popularity of the podcasts focused on teaching remotely (#1, #3, and #7). I had Jonathan Clements on the podcast in mid-March as stock markets were cratering. His message to "carry on" given that bear markets are a feature (and not a bug) of investing was quite valuable. Markets have since stormed back from those March lows to new highs as we close out the year. 

I hope that you enjoy these conversations as much as I have: 

1. Zach Blattner for Relay Graduate School of Education on best practices for teaching online (here and here)
2. Morgan Housel discusses his new book "The Psychology of Money"
3. NGPF Fellows (and now team members) Brian Page and Amanda Volz share tips on teaching remotely
4. Mark Salisbury of TuitionFit on creating transparency with college pricing
5. Jonathan Clements says "carry on" while the markets turn bearish
6. Author Roger Lowenstein discusses Warren Buffett, the subject in The Making of An American Capitalist
7. NGPF Fellows Joy Tavano, Kerri Herrild and James Redelsheimer on the transition to teaching remotely
8. How the Arcade Game PAYBACK prepared me for college (Reflections from 6 of the National Winners of the PAYBACK Challenge Essay Contest)
9. Jean Chatzky on personal finance in age of pandemic
10. Dwayne Hendricks on the path from the NFL to the classroom

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Be sure to check out the full archived list of podcasts (over 250 guests over 5 years) here. 

About the Author

Tim Ranzetta

Tim's saving habits started at seven when a neighbor with a broken hip gave him a dog walking job. Her recovery, which took almost a year, resulted in Tim getting to know the bank tellers quite well (and accumulating a savings account balance of over $300!). His recent entrepreneurial adventures have included driving a shredding truck, analyzing executive compensation packages for Fortune 500 companies and helping families make better college financing decisions. After volunteering in 2010 to create and teach a personal finance program at Eastside College Prep in East Palo Alto, Tim saw firsthand the impact of an engaging and activity-based curriculum, which inspired him to start a new non-profit, Next Gen Personal Finance.