Derick Jackson – Financial Services Professional & Financial Literacy Advocate
Personal Notes
I grew up knowing virtually nothing about money. I watched my friends and family struggle financially, and I was on the same path until a chance conversation shifted my paradigm. Now, I am a passionate promoter of Financial Literacy, and it has become my mission to help others along their journey to financial freedom and abundance.
Bio
Derick Jackson is a natural teacher, with a keen ability to breakdown complex information into simple concepts. He has dedicated 20 years to actively serving people of all ages, backgrounds, and across various industries. His direct, yet lighthearted approach makes him equally effective in an elementary school classroom, as he is conducting a professional workshop, or leading a corporate seminar.
Like most Americans, Derick was taught very little about how money actually works. He learned how to earn it, but not much about how to save it, and even less about how to grow it. As a result, he made many of the same classic mistakes that most of us make. He went into debt, spent too much, and saved too little…surviving by trial and error. One day, during a casual conversation with a friend, he was exposed to some basic financial principles and strategies that would have helped him avoid those costly lessons. It was at that moment that Derick decided he needed to do something.
He has since become an NFEC Certified Financial Education Instructor, created and launched the SecureTomorrowNow initiative, which promotes financial literacy and personal responsibility as the foundation for all future economic success. His personal mission is to share this knowledge with everyone (young and old) to equip them with the proper understanding and tools to make sound financial decisions and ultimately acquire financial freedom.
Derick graduated from Westlake High School in southwest Atlanta, and he went on to attend and graduate from the University of Georgia. There, he met his wife Jennet and they now reside in Stockbridge, GA with their three children. In his spare time, he is an avid reader and music lover, as well as an accomplished visual artist.