About the Author
Beth Tallman
Beth Tallman entered the working world armed with an M.B.A. in finance and thoroughly enjoyed her first career working in manufacturing and telecommunications, including a stint overseas. She took advantage of an involuntary separation to try teaching high school math, something she had always dreamed of doing. When fate stepped in once again, Beth jumped on the opportunity to combine her passion for numbers, money, and education to develop curriculum and teach personal finance at Oberlin College. Beth now spends her time writing on personal finance and financial education, conducting student workshops, and developing finance curricula and educational content. She is also the Treasurer of Ohio Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy.
Reading List for a holiday weekend (April 20-21)
By Beth Tallman
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Apr 19, 2019
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Financial Literacy, Career, Investing, Behavioral Finance, Payment Types, Retirement, Current Events
Financial Literacy
NGPF is in this list of quality free curriculum (and training) for personal finance teachers—no excuse for not being prepared!(Marketwatch)
Need some inspiration this weekend? Read this Marketwatch piece about Troy Murphy’s pursuit of spreading financial literacy. NGPF fellow Kerri Herrild’s Giving Project and Daniel LaSalle’s Philly Financial Cooperative are the beneficiaries of Troy’s work. Then listen to the podcasts Tim has done with all...
Podcast: Investing Panel with Jonathan Clements and Bill Bernstein in March 2019
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Apr 19, 2019
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Investing, Podcasts, Stocks, Behavioral Finance
What follows is a summary of the Investing panel discussion held at the NGPF Summit in mid-March 2019 in San Francisco. The all-star panel included Bill Bernstein, financial theorist, neurologist, and financial adviser/author, and Jonathan Clements, WSJ columnist, author, educator and blogger at the HumbleDollar.com. Apologies for the inconsistent sound quality.
Details
0:00~4:25 Introduction
4:25~12:42 The stock market game’s traps
12:42~24:20 Importance of friends and...
Reading List for April 13-14
By Beth Tallman
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Apr 12, 2019
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Financial Literacy, Investing, Payment Types, Career, Cryptocurrencies, Current Events
Financial Literacy
Our second list of Financial Literacy Month includes some extra articles on the topic.
An interview with the CEO of Chase Consumer Banking highlights her passion for financial literacy. (NYT)
Annamaria Lusardi presents data/research on why financial literacy matters. (CNBC)
Along similar lines, the St. Louis Fed discusses what financial literacy is. (St. Louis Fed)
MarketWatch republished one of Jonathan Clement’s Humble Dollar posts with the 45 steps to having a...
The "Costs" of Going Cashless
Did you see last week's FinCap Friday on Disappearing Dollars?
Here is a bit more on the topic.
Earlier in March, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed a bill into law that requires brick and mortar stores1 and restaurants to accept cash, becoming the first city in the US to ban cashless stores. New York, San Francisco, Chicago and Washington DC are all reportedly considering similar measures. The New Jersey legislature has passed a cashless ban also, and if the Governor signs it into law, New...
Reading List for April 6-7
By Beth Tallman
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Apr 05, 2019
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Financial Literacy, Current Events, Economics, Investing, Paying for College, Insurance
The list is a bit longer today--perhaps more good stuff is popping up during Financial Literacy Month. In any case, there should be something for everyone here!
Financial Literacy Month
CNBC to recognize Financial Literacy Month with special coverage all month.(CNBC)
This was today’s CNBC post, crediting you wonderful finlit warriors for helping your students avoid payday lenders!
How much financial education is enough? (Cincinnati.com)
What men can learn from the way...
Reading List for March 30-31
By Beth Tallman
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Mar 29, 2019
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Paying for College, Personal Finance, Advocacy, Current Events, Economics, Investing, Taxes
Advocacy
The value of Financial literacy is getting some traction ahead of financial literacy month. (WSJ)
Economics
Apparently the yield curve inverted last week and recession talk is on the rise. Here is a quick one on the subject from Forbes.
Here is a slightly meatier one on the inverted yield curve from SLATE.
New World (Retail) Order
Can Apple change TV/streaming? What will Apple morph into next? (Bloomberg)
Here is what Apple announced on Monday. (CNBC)
Can Amazon change grocery...
Reading List for March 23-24
By Beth Tallman
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Mar 22, 2019
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Financial Literacy, Credit Cards, Investing, Taxes, Economics, Identity Theft, Paying for College
Financial Literacy
We all know that April is Financial Literacy Month. Forbes will publish this piece on why financial wellness matters. Earlier this month, Forbes also published an article on how Financial Literacy keeps athletes from going broke. Keep the articles coming, Forbes!!!
April may be a good time for everyone to do a little financial health checkup. Here is a refresher on limiting potential impact of identity theft. (USA Today)
Economics
The Federal Reserve announced no...
Reading List for March 16-17
By Beth Tallman
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Mar 15, 2019
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Paying for College, Behavioral Finance, Economics, Insurance, Investing, Financial Literacy, Taxes
Happy St. Patrick's Day! Happy Reading!
Higher Ed
The story of the week has to be this one about the college entrance bribery. (WAPO) (Inside Higher Ed)
While we are on the subject, this next article highlights the class differences in the college experience as poor kids tell rich colleges what they are experiencing. (EdSurge)
And most people are surprised to learn how low the college completion rate is: (NPR)
Student Loan Hero surveyed 1000 people across all generations about their debt. One...
Reading List for March 9-10
By Beth Tallman
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Mar 08, 2019
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Personal Finance, Investing, Financial Literacy, Economics, Employment, Career
Personal Finance
Interesting news here: Philadelphia just banned “cashless” stores. Will any other cities follow? This could spark an interesting discussion. The WSJ article includes graphical representation of who spends cash and when. (WSJ)(NPR)
This blog summarizes highlights from this month’s WSJ Journal Report on Investing in Funds and ETFs. One key article answers the top six questions about 529 plans. (WSJ)
Investing
More about Lyft’s IPO and how...
Reading List for March 2-3
Personal Finance
Michele Singletary at WAPO talks about the importance of getting kids to be financially literate and what parents can do to promote this. The article features JumpStart and checkmyschool.org.
Personal Finance on an Index Card: from Harold Pollack. (University of Chicago)
This one got lots of social media coverage: NFL player teaches finlit at an Ivy League School! (WSJ)
Some sound advice suggesting quarterly money reviews with your S.O. and how to conduct them....
February is Financial Aid Awareness Month
In recognition of Financial Aid Awareness month, here is a collection of recent articles related to Financial Aid that may be relevant for your students, as well as links to tools and sites that might be helpful as well. Financial Aid Awareness month kicked off at NGPF with Tim’s interview podcast with Justin Draeger, CEO of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Admissions (NASFAA) on February 8. You might also want to have your students check out the Students,...
Reading List for February 23-24
By Beth Tallman
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Feb 22, 2019
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Financial Literacy, Behavioral Finance, Budgeting, Career, Paying for College, Investing, Retirement, Taxes
Financial Literacy
“Five Things High Schoolers Need To Know More Than Computer Science” from (Forbes). We all know what one of those things is!!!
Budgeting
The costs of being a woman: Why women end up with less money. (Beth Kobliner)
Investing
An interesting series of charts from Visual Capitalist shows where the breakdown of investments in 2018
Lyft has not become a verb like “Uber” has, but it looks like they will beat Uber with its IPO. (CNBC)
Paying for...
Reading List for February 16-17
By Beth Tallman
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Feb 15, 2019
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Personal Finance, Budgeting, Paying for College, Taxes, Retirement, Current Events
Personal Finance
Valentines Day article: here is great pickup line: “Be my financially compatible Valentine?” (WSJ)
For those fans of “personal finance on a postcard” concept, here are the rules of thumb according to (Money Maven).
More on taxes from Michelle Singletary of the Washington Post, including what NOT to do if you find you owe the IRS money. (New tax laws > lower withholding > lower refunds, if any.)
Budgeting
Some fun celebrity facts to bring home the...
Reading List for February 9-10, 2019
By Beth Tallman
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Feb 08, 2019
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Budgeting, Career, Investing, Economics, Paying for College, Advocacy
Advocacy/Legislation
New bill would require students in Texas to pass financial literacy class. (KXAN)
Paying for College
A NEFE study shows that mandating personal finance education DOES make a difference when it comes to borrowing for college.
Did you know that February is Financial Aid Awareness Month? Look out for more on this subject this month!
Credit
Looks like the CFPB will not pursue any rules to crack down on payday lenders as proposed in 2016. (NPR) (NYT) This is open for...
Reading List for Feb 2-3
Economics
A whopping 304,000 jobs were added in January, but December’s 312,000 was revised down to 222,000. Get all the details here: (NYT)
Investing
State Street basically invented the ETF, so why has its share of the ETF market steadily declined over time. (WSJ)
December market performance was the worst since the Great Depression, but January was the best in 30 years!!! Talk about volatility! (CNBC)
Budgeting
Do your budgeting lessons include covering hospital bills? These stats...
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