NGPF On-Demand: Calculating Compound Interest
NGPF On-Demand is a professional development opportunity that allows teachers to deepen their content knowledge on their own schedule and at their own pace.
One of the 16 modules currently available is "MATH: Calculating Compound Interest". In this module, you will learn the importance of compound interest and how to calculate it step-by-step by formula or using an online calculator.
Here are some highlights from the module:
Collaborate with other teachers to share strategies...
EdPuzzle Thursday - SAVING: Compound Interest & The Rule of 72
EdPuzzle is a great platform to test for knowledge while students watch a video and learn remotely. We will be releasing new EdPuzzle videos here on the blog each week so that your students can answer questions that are directly embedded within engaging videos.
This week's videos are both related to SAVING.
The first EdPuzzle video titled "Understanding Compound Interest" teaches students the benefits of starting to save and invest as early as possible to reap the benefit of compound...
QoD: Every 12 months that a car loan is extended costs an owner about __________ in extra finance charges.
Answer: $1,000
Questions:
Which would you prefer: a 4 year car loan with $400/monthly payment or a 6 year loan with $300/monthly payment? Why?
Why do you think that most car buyers focus on the monthly payment instead of the overall interest cost when they take out an auto loan?
Complete these sentences:
The longer the term of an auto loan, the higher/lower (circle one) the interest cost (assuming it's not a 0% APR loan).
The longer/shorter (circle one) the term of an auto...
QoD: Would you rather have $1,000,000 or start with a penny and double your money every day for 30 days?
Good question to show the power of compounding...of course be sure to tell them that no investment would double on a daily basis for 30 days;) Calculators not allowed!
Answer: Starting with a penny and doubling it every day compounds to $10.7 million after 30 days
Day 1: You would have $0.02
Day 2: You would have $0.04
Day 3: You would have $0.08
Day 4: You would have $0.16...
Day 30: You would have $10,737,418.24.
Questions:
How much would the penny have grown to on Day 29? How much...
Why we need financial education: Students underestimate power of compound interest and think savings accounts earn the highest returns
The answers to these two questions from a recent workshop are a great demonstration of the need for financial education:
When asked which of these investments would earn the highest returns, the most common answer was....Savings Accounts and 34% got the right answer:
When asked the question about how $1,000 growing at 7% annually would grow over 40 years (I read the question and emphasized ANNUALLY several times as Kahoot limits the characters in the question)....23 skipped the...
5 Cool New Videos: Savings Tips, Payday Lending and Stock Market Winners and Losers Over the Past 20 Years
By Tim Ranzetta
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Mar 20, 2019
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Video Resource, Credit Cards, Financial Scams, Compound Interest, Investing, Stocks
I wanted to share some cool new videos that we have come across in our travels:
Three Psychological Tricks to Help You Save Money (TED Talks; 5 minutes); hat tip to Yanely for connecting us to Wendy; hope to have her on podcast in the future.
Backgrounder on the Payday Lending industry (PBS NewsHour; 4 minutes); good opportunity to discuss the financial pitfalls of payday lending, it's fee structure and the role of regulation in consumer protection.
How...
Best Of 2018...NGPF Video Library
By Tim Ranzetta
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Dec 27, 2018
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Behavioral Finance, Video Resource, Compound Interest, Credit Scores, Paying for College, Budgeting
Looking for videos to supplement your existing lessons? Here's a few of teacher favorites as measured by click data in our Video Library.
Drumroll please...top 10 picks for 2018:
10. The Pain of Paying from Dan Ariely of Duke University
9. Fighting the Financial Pitfalls of the Supermarket from PBS Digital's Two Cents
8. What's A Credit Score? from Kal Penn Explains
7.Why We Crave What's Cool from PBS NewsHour
6. Can I Afford It? from CNBC
5. Battle Between Your Present and Future Self from...
FinCap Friday: The Raging Bull
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Aug 30, 2018
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Investing, Question of the Day, FinCap Friday, Stocks, Compound Interest, Current Events, Savings
For the EdPuzzle version of this activity, click here.
We know your students have a fascination with the stock market. Use the market's recent record-breaking performance to start a discussion about the pros/cons of investing. Learn more in the third installment of FinCap Friday, The Raging Bull.
For a quick refresher, our FinCap Fridays include...
A five question Kahoot!
A 90 second video providing details about the current event and explaining why it matters to students
A discussion...
Another Way to Reframe That Retirement Conversation: A Dollar Spent Today Could Be Worth .... In The Future?
Thanks to Brian Page for sharing this rule of 72 example from his class. Might get your students to be more mindful about their spending and saving habits.
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Question of the Day: What percent of American bank deposits are controlled by online banks?
By Tim Ranzetta
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May 02, 2018
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Question of the Day, Savings, Current Events, Research, Compound Interest
Answer: 8% (but growing almost 3X faster than American deposits over all)
This chart demonstrates why their growth should continue to outpace traditional brick and mortar banks. The interest rate they offer on their savings accounts has continued to rise almost matching Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. Meanwhile interest rates at traditional banks....remain close to 0%.
Questions:
Why should you care about interest rates when choosing a bank?
Would you consider using an online...
NGPF Podcast: Tim Talks To Ted Benna, "Father of the 401(k)"
401(k) plans have gone from 0 to about $5 trillion in assets in just 35 years. They have become THE dominant way that people save for retirement today as pensions have become a thing of the past. Today on the NGPF Podcast, you will hear from the "Father of the 401(k), Ted Benna." You will hear about his "aha moment" that led to the birth of the 401(k), the challenges of getting employers and employees to adopt the program in the early years and his opinion of 401(k) plans today. Enjoy!
Details:...
Top 5 on NGPF Blog
By Tim Ranzetta
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Sep 18, 2017
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Generosity, Identity Theft, Career, Economics, Employment, Compound Interest, Entrepreneurship
Here are the recent posts that have been attracting the most eyeballs:
Steal of the Century: Equifax Hacked
Looking for more on this event? Check out this list of links I came across today.
Let's Pick A Side Hustle
Infographic listing 25 "side hustles" which can make for an interesting classroom discussion
How to Set Up A Mock Career Fair in Your School
The NGPF team participated in this event at Carlmont High School in Belmont, CA. Thanks for John Rowe for inviting us into the...
What is Your Favorite NGPF Resource? We Asked 12 Educators at NGPF Summer Institute And...
By Tim Ranzetta
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Jul 17, 2017
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Activities, Credit Scores, Activity, Credit Cards, Investing, Stocks, Credit Reports, Generosity, Compound Interest
here is what they said. Day 1 of our July Summer Institute and we wanted to share with the community the top picks of these outstanding educators. But first, we asked them to explain a few things about this resource. Click on the link listed under Picture of Poster for educator answers to questions about their favorite resource, including:
Why is this your favorite?
What modifications (if any) did you make?
How did the resource work in your classroom?
What other feedback would you like to...
NGPF Podcast: Tim Talks To USAA Product Designer, Vikram Parekh
By Tim Ranzetta
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Jul 16, 2017
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Behavioral Finance, Research, Investing, Savings, Podcasts, Compound Interest
I recently served on a panel with USAA’s Vikram Parekh at the Visa Financial Literacy Summit in Chicago. In my research for the panel, I discovered that Vikram has a really cool job at USAA, which is not your typical financial institution. Their customer base is drawn from military and their families and to say they are hyperfocused on their customers’ financial wellbeing is probably an understatement. You will hear how Vikram uses principles of behavioral finance to get...
Chart: How Are Millennials Investing Their Money?
By Tim Ranzetta
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Jun 27, 2017
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Chart of the Week, Question of the Day, Research, Personal Finance, Investing, Stocks, Current Events, Math, Compound Interest
Hat tip to The Reformed Broker for this thought-provoking chart which will get your students thinking about the importance of asset allocations:
Questions for students:
Note: Equities are synonymous with stocks, fixed income means bonds, think of cash as a savings/checking account and alternatives would be alternative investments like hedge funds or private equity.
What are the top four assets that millennials are investing in?
Now rank the assets from highest to lowest historical return....
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