From now until September 30, you can not only gain specialized finance know-how, but also earn exclusive new NGPF On-Demand Badges for your email signature, your virtual classroom, social media profiles, or general bragging rights! Read on to find out how. 

Earn a badge in two easy steps:

1. Complete the four On-Demand modules associated with each badge (information below)

P.S. Download or print out this handy tracker if you need help keeping track of the modules!

2. Fill out this form every time you complete the four modules needed to earn a badge

We will check the form and send out badges via email every Friday. 

If you already completed the modules needed for a badge prior to today, fill out the form and we’ll send the badge to you. 

The six badges include:

The Influencer

...captivates audiences by combining financial expertise with the power of social media

1. The Rise of Influencer Marketing
2. TikTok & Investing
3. Summer 2023: 3 Trends in Personal Finance
4. Budgeting in the Gig Economy

The Techie

...embraces the digital era for the future of finance

1. Banking in the 21st Century 
2. FinTech Apps
3. Basics of Non-Fungible Tokens
4. Demystifying Blockchain Technology

The Portfolio Manager

...is the go-to resource for making strategic investment decisions

1. I Bond: Too Good to Be True?
2. Basics of Bitcoin
3. Mutual Funds & Index Funds
4. Mutual Funds vs ETFs

The Policy Wonk

...holds their own on complex economic policies

1. The History of Racism in Finance
2. $7.25 - The Minimum Wage
3. What’s Up with Obamacare?
4. The Fed: Bank of Banks

The Life Coach

...helps people thrive by unlocking powerful habits and behaviors

1. The Psychology of Saving
2. The Power of Habit 
3. The Power of the Nudge
4. Dark Patterns are Trying to Trick You

The Penny Pincher

...makes the most of their money

1. Building Credit
2. Popular Budgeting Methods & Strategies
3. Secondhand Savvy
4. Saving Tools & Strategies

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View the full library of NGPF's On-Demand modules.

About the Author

Ren Makino

Ren has been working part-time at NGPF since 2014, interning through high school and college. With his knowledge growing alongside NGPF, after graduating from college in 2020, he joined the team to work full-time. He is also the producer of the NGPF podcast. During his free time, he likes to try out coffees from different roasters across the world.