Dec
21
TweetShareWatch Wilmer Valderrama’s passionate presentation at the Money XLive event. Wilmer is a highly successful actor, entrepreneur and philanthropist. After starring in That 70′s show, Wilmer was the creator and star of MTV’s “Yo Momma”, and also had great success crossing over to the big screen performing in a host of feature films. Watch Wilmer …
Dec
17
TweetShareThe National Financial Educators Council has developed a draft of ‘College Prep Financial Education Standards’ and calls upon industry experts to participate in the completion of these guidelines. The overall goal of the Standards is to provide a clear personal finance curricula framework for educators that ensure specific lessons are taught to college bound students …
Aug
10
TweetShareEach year the National Financial Educators Council selects an educator that represents the best practices in financial education to receive the Financial Education Instructor of the Year award. Although the financial literacy curriculum that is used for instruction is important, the NFEC recognizes that educators play the most significant role in improving the financial capabilities …
Aug
10
TweetShareThe NFEC awards the Financial Education Instructor of the Year award to those that represents the best practices in personal finance. Read about past award recipients below and nominate yourself or someone else by visiting the Financial Education Instructor of the Year page. 2011 Financial Education Instructor of the Year recipient: Diane Larsen is an …
Aug
03
TweetShareTaking a campaign approach to financial literacy initiatives engender strong community support, reach a wide audience, and employ fun, motivating instructional techniques to keep participants interested and engaged. Unfortunately, many programs today do not take advantage of the benefits that a financial literacy campaign offers. Many financial literacy programs are one-dimensional, fail to align with …