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Finding the Funny in Financial Literacy | Catie Hogan | TEDxNorthAdams


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[Music] good afternoon i’m katie hogan like they

good afternoon i’m katie hogan like they

good afternoon i’m katie hogan like they said and i’m here to talk to you about

said and i’m here to talk to you about

said and i’m here to talk to you about my two favorite things and that’s funny

my two favorite things and that’s funny

my two favorite things and that’s funny and money i’ve discovered that by

and money i’ve discovered that by

and money i’ve discovered that by combining my love for all things funny

combining my love for all things funny

combining my love for all things funny i’m more effectively able to teach

i’m more effectively able to teach

i’m more effectively able to teach people about money if there’s one lesson

people about money if there’s one lesson

people about money if there’s one lesson that i want you to take away from today

that i want you to take away from today

that i want you to take away from today it’s that financial literacy is not

it’s that financial literacy is not

it’s that financial literacy is not rocket science but it is crucial and in

rocket science but it is crucial and in

rocket science but it is crucial and in fact it can be kind of fun

fact it can be kind of fun

fact it can be kind of fun and i know this because i am both a

and i know this because i am both a

and i know this because i am both a comedy writer and a financial planner

comedy writer and a financial planner

comedy writer and a financial planner and i am fully aware of how strange a

and i am fully aware of how strange a

and i am fully aware of how strange a combination this is i also know that

combination this is i also know that

combination this is i also know that this makes me a huge nerd in several

this makes me a huge nerd in several

this makes me a huge nerd in several social circles by day i use the left

social circles by day i use the left

social circles by day i use the left side of my brain to create plans to help

side of my brain to create plans to help

side of my brain to create plans to help millennials better manage their money

millennials better manage their money

millennials better manage their money and at night i switch to the right side

and at night i switch to the right side

and at night i switch to the right side of my brain to pen jokes and sketches

of my brain to pen jokes and sketches

of my brain to pen jokes and sketches that mortify my grandmother’s it is

that mortify my grandmother’s it is

that mortify my grandmother’s it is quite the professional quandary or so I

quite the professional quandary or so I

quite the professional quandary or so I thought let’s go back to 2011 I had just

thought let’s go back to 2011 I had just

thought let’s go back to 2011 I had just finished my master’s degree and I was

finished my master’s degree and I was

finished my master’s degree and I was moving back in with my parents and

moving back in with my parents and

moving back in with my parents and unemployed yay and one evening I was

unemployed yay and one evening I was

unemployed yay and one evening I was sitting on their couch wearing gray

sitting on their couch wearing gray

sitting on their couch wearing gray sweatpants from head to toe and crying

sweatpants from head to toe and crying

sweatpants from head to toe and crying hysterically as I saw the balance of my

hysterically as I saw the balance of my

hysterically as I saw the balance of my student loans for the very first time it

student loans for the very first time it

student loans for the very first time it was in this moment that I realized I had

was in this moment that I realized I had

was in this moment that I realized I had lived my whole life completely ignorant

lived my whole life completely ignorant

lived my whole life completely ignorant about money and it was now about to bite

about money and it was now about to bite

about money and it was now about to bite me in my sweat pant clad behind even

me in my sweat pant clad behind even

me in my sweat pant clad behind even though I was an avid reader and

though I was an avid reader and

though I was an avid reader and considered myself a student of life

considered myself a student of life

considered myself a student of life whatever that means

whatever that means

whatever that means I was completely financially illiterate

I was completely financially illiterate

I was completely financially illiterate and as I stared at my laptop showing me

and as I stared at my laptop showing me

and as I stared at my laptop showing me my six-figure student loan debt I cried

my six-figure student loan debt I cried

my six-figure student loan debt I cried ugly tears and snot began began to run

ugly tears and snot began began to run

ugly tears and snot began began to run from my face down onto my college

from my face down onto my college

from my face down onto my college sweatshirt which I now understood

sweatshirt which I now understood

sweatshirt which I now understood it cost nearly a quarter of a million

it cost nearly a quarter of a million

it cost nearly a quarter of a million dollars in this moment I was lost I was

dollars in this moment I was lost I was

dollars in this moment I was lost I was angry and ashamed but amid one of the

angry and ashamed but amid one of the

angry and ashamed but amid one of the darkest periods of my life I made a

darkest periods of my life I made a

darkest periods of my life I made a promise to myself that I would find a

promise to myself that I would find a

promise to myself that I would find a way out of this hole that I dug myself

way out of this hole that I dug myself

way out of this hole that I dug myself into and find a way out of it and do

into and find a way out of it and do

into and find a way out of it and do better so I became obsessed with reading

better so I became obsessed with reading

better so I became obsessed with reading all things personal finance and

all things personal finance and

all things personal finance and self-development and eventually I was

self-development and eventually I was

self-development and eventually I was offered a job down in Boston and while

offered a job down in Boston and while

offered a job down in Boston and while it wasn’t in a field I’d studied it did

it wasn’t in a field I’d studied it did

it wasn’t in a field I’d studied it did get me out of my parents house and

get me out of my parents house and

get me out of my parents house and you’ve never seen two parents pack up

you’ve never seen two parents pack up

you’ve never seen two parents pack up boxes so quickly as it turns out I’m not

boxes so quickly as it turns out I’m not

boxes so quickly as it turns out I’m not a great roommate at my new job during my

a great roommate at my new job during my

a great roommate at my new job during my lunch hours I’d walk across the street

lunch hours I’d walk across the street

lunch hours I’d walk across the street to the Boston Public Library where I

to the Boston Public Library where I

to the Boston Public Library where I would check out books on money and

would check out books on money and

would check out books on money and investing and while I found most of the

investing and while I found most of the

investing and while I found most of the material was painfully boring I found I

material was painfully boring I found I

material was painfully boring I found I really loved learning about personal

really loved learning about personal

really loved learning about personal finance I also found that I realized

finance I also found that I realized

finance I also found that I realized that this stuff should have been taught

that this stuff should have been taught

that this stuff should have been taught in school and that if a somewhat

in school and that if a somewhat

in school and that if a somewhat intelligent person like myself didn’t

intelligent person like myself didn’t

intelligent person like myself didn’t know anything about money

know anything about money

know anything about money chances are neither did my friends or my

chances are neither did my friends or my

chances are neither did my friends or my classmates or my generation as a whole

classmates or my generation as a whole

classmates or my generation as a whole so I decided to pursue finance as a

so I decided to pursue finance as a

so I decided to pursue finance as a career and this is shocking coming from

career and this is shocking coming from

career and this is shocking coming from someone who attended the most liberal of

someone who attended the most liberal of

someone who attended the most liberal of the liberal arts colleges I literally

the liberal arts colleges I literally

the liberal arts colleges I literally once took a class called listening to

once took a class called listening to

once took a class called listening to music and I soon I was working as a

music and I soon I was working as a

music and I soon I was working as a traditional financial adviser and while

traditional financial adviser and while

traditional financial adviser and while I loved the knowledge and training I was

I loved the knowledge and training I was

I loved the knowledge and training I was getting every day at this massive

getting every day at this massive

getting every day at this massive company I found myself being forced to

company I found myself being forced to

company I found myself being forced to service older millionaire clients who

service older millionaire clients who

service older millionaire clients who really didn’t like taking advice from a

really didn’t like taking advice from a

really didn’t like taking advice from a 27 year old with less than a year of

27 year old with less than a year of

27 year old with less than a year of experience and I can’t say that I blame

experience and I can’t say that I blame

experience and I can’t say that I blame them I knew in my heart who I wanted to

them I knew in my heart who I wanted to

them I knew in my heart who I wanted to help and it was young people like me it

help and it was young people like me it

help and it was young people like me it was people who were carriers of hefty

was people who were carriers of hefty

was people who were carriers of hefty student loan debt and who may be

student loan debt and who may be

student loan debt and who may be preferred sweatpants to power suits I

preferred sweatpants to power suits I

preferred sweatpants to power suits I wanted to help people who were working

wanted to help people who were working

wanted to help people who were working their butts off but needed a road map to

their butts off but needed a road map to

their butts off but needed a road map to find a way out of living

find a way out of living

find a way out of living paycheck-to-paycheck

paycheck-to-paycheck

paycheck-to-paycheck so the next year

so the next year

so the next year with two whole years of experience under

with two whole years of experience under

with two whole years of experience under my belt I took a huge risk and I

my belt I took a huge risk and I

my belt I took a huge risk and I launched my own financial planning firm

launched my own financial planning firm

launched my own financial planning firm and this idea was about as well received

and this idea was about as well received

and this idea was about as well received as the time I told everyone I wanted to

as the time I told everyone I wanted to

as the time I told everyone I wanted to be a storm chaser like Helen Hunt and

be a storm chaser like Helen Hunt and

be a storm chaser like Helen Hunt and twister so business was extremely slow

twister so business was extremely slow

twister so business was extremely slow when I first launched my goal was to

when I first launched my goal was to

when I first launched my goal was to help Millennials become more financially

help Millennials become more financially

help Millennials become more financially literate but my messaging it sounded

literate but my messaging it sounded

literate but my messaging it sounded exactly like every other money guru out

exactly like every other money guru out

exactly like every other money guru out there every day I asked how do you get

there every day I asked how do you get

there every day I asked how do you get young adults to want to learn about

young adults to want to learn about

young adults to want to learn about retirement accounts how do you get them

retirement accounts how do you get them

retirement accounts how do you get them to pay attention to the terms of their

to pay attention to the terms of their

to pay attention to the terms of their credit cards how do you get them to care

credit cards how do you get them to care

credit cards how do you get them to care they need this information Rudy and Rudy

they need this information Rudy and Rudy

they need this information Rudy and Rudy is my golden retriever who never offers

is my golden retriever who never offers

is my golden retriever who never offers any helpful advice coincidentally it was

any helpful advice coincidentally it was

any helpful advice coincidentally it was during this time that I decided to

during this time that I decided to

during this time that I decided to pursue comedy as both a hobby and a

pursue comedy as both a hobby and a

pursue comedy as both a hobby and a coping mechanism to keep me from going

coping mechanism to keep me from going

coping mechanism to keep me from going crazy

crazy

crazy I had just launched a business I had no

I had just launched a business I had no

I had just launched a business I had no business launching I was living a

business launching I was living a

business launching I was living a thousand miles away from my family and

thousand miles away from my family and

thousand miles away from my family and friends and I craved a creative outlet I

friends and I craved a creative outlet I

friends and I craved a creative outlet I found I had a knack for writing funny

found I had a knack for writing funny

found I had a knack for writing funny and soon I was writing for the stage in

and soon I was writing for the stage in

and soon I was writing for the stage in short films I got stuff on the Funny or

short films I got stuff on the Funny or

short films I got stuff on the Funny or Die McSweeney’s and several others I

Die McSweeney’s and several others I

Die McSweeney’s and several others I absolutely fell in love with comedy and

absolutely fell in love with comedy and

absolutely fell in love with comedy and then one day I was sitting at my

then one day I was sitting at my

then one day I was sitting at my computer working on a financial plan and

computer working on a financial plan and

computer working on a financial plan and wondering how long it was going to be

wondering how long it was going to be

wondering how long it was going to be before I went out of business and was

before I went out of business and was

before I went out of business and was forced to return to a diet of ramen

forced to return to a diet of ramen

forced to return to a diet of ramen noodles and hot pockets that a thought

noodles and hot pockets that a thought

noodles and hot pockets that a thought popped into my head why don’t I try to

popped into my head why don’t I try to

popped into my head why don’t I try to teach people about financial literacy

teach people about financial literacy

teach people about financial literacy using comedy is that even possible

using comedy is that even possible

using comedy is that even possible and then if by divine intervention I

and then if by divine intervention I

and then if by divine intervention I read a quote from former First Lady

read a quote from former First Lady

read a quote from former First Lady Michelle Obama and she said first you

Michelle Obama and she said first you

Michelle Obama and she said first you get them to laugh then you get them to

get them to laugh then you get them to

get them to laugh then you get them to listen and this was like a Field of

listen and this was like a Field of

listen and this was like a Field of Dreams moment for me except it was mrs.

Dreams moment for me except it was mrs.

Dreams moment for me except it was mrs. Obama whispering into my ear if you’re

Obama whispering into my ear if you’re

Obama whispering into my ear if you’re funny they will learn if you’re funny

funny they will learn if you’re funny

funny they will learn if you’re funny they will learn it became clear to

they will learn it became clear to

they will learn it became clear to Financial Literacy was my mission and

Financial Literacy was my mission and

Financial Literacy was my mission and humor is gonna be my vessel so at this

humor is gonna be my vessel so at this

humor is gonna be my vessel so at this point you’re probably asking yourself

point you’re probably asking yourself

point you’re probably asking yourself why am I so hell-bent on promoting

why am I so hell-bent on promoting

why am I so hell-bent on promoting financial literacy why can’t I just be a

financial literacy why can’t I just be a

financial literacy why can’t I just be a regular financial planner who sits in a

regular financial planner who sits in a

regular financial planner who sits in a cubicle and wears clothes from Ann

cubicle and wears clothes from Ann

cubicle and wears clothes from Ann Taylor Loft well as which is ironic as

Taylor Loft well as which is ironic as

Taylor Loft well as which is ironic as I’m wearing an Taylor Loft as I said

I’m wearing an Taylor Loft as I said

I’m wearing an Taylor Loft as I said this was a deeply personal journey and

this was a deeply personal journey and

this was a deeply personal journey and the more I spoke to my peers the more I

the more I spoke to my peers the more I

the more I spoke to my peers the more I understood I was not alone in my money

understood I was not alone in my money

understood I was not alone in my money woes and that this is very much a

woes and that this is very much a

woes and that this is very much a ubiquitous problem here are a few stats

ubiquitous problem here are a few stats

ubiquitous problem here are a few stats that aren’t funny at all but they are

that aren’t funny at all but they are

that aren’t funny at all but they are the driving force behind my mission to

the driving force behind my mission to

the driving force behind my mission to promote financial literacy two-thirds of

promote financial literacy two-thirds of

promote financial literacy two-thirds of Americans cannot pass a basic financial

Americans cannot pass a basic financial

Americans cannot pass a basic financial literacy test while the numbers in

literacy test while the numbers in

literacy test while the numbers in general are bad the statistics among

general are bad the statistics among

general are bad the statistics among women are even worse nearly 75% of women

women are even worse nearly 75% of women

women are even worse nearly 75% of women cannot pass that same test financial

cannot pass that same test financial

cannot pass that same test financial illiteracy in America has reached

illiteracy in America has reached

illiteracy in America has reached epidemic proportions

epidemic proportions

epidemic proportions half of all Americans have absolutely

half of all Americans have absolutely

half of all Americans have absolutely nothing saved for retirement and most

nothing saved for retirement and most

nothing saved for retirement and most Americans they don’t know what they do

Americans they don’t know what they do

Americans they don’t know what they do if a four hundred dollar unexpected

if a four hundred dollar unexpected

if a four hundred dollar unexpected expense came about this is terrifying

expense came about this is terrifying

expense came about this is terrifying and it sends me to know hardworking

and it sends me to know hardworking

and it sends me to know hardworking people are burdened and overwhelmed our

people are burdened and overwhelmed our

people are burdened and overwhelmed our collective student loan debt has

collective student loan debt has

collective student loan debt has surpassed 1.2 trillion dollars our

surpassed 1.2 trillion dollars our

surpassed 1.2 trillion dollars our consumer debt stands at more than a

consumer debt stands at more than a

consumer debt stands at more than a trillion in the words of Tom Hanks and

trillion in the words of Tom Hanks and

trillion in the words of Tom Hanks and Apollo 13 houston we have a problem

Apollo 13 houston we have a problem

Apollo 13 houston we have a problem without a financial education you are

without a financial education you are

without a financial education you are more likely to go into debt we’re more

more likely to go into debt we’re more

more likely to go into debt we’re more likely to fall victim to predatory

likely to fall victim to predatory

likely to fall victim to predatory lenders financial scams and make costly

lenders financial scams and make costly

lenders financial scams and make costly mistakes with our money without a

mistakes with our money without a

mistakes with our money without a financial education we’re more likely to

financial education we’re more likely to

financial education we’re more likely to have poor credit and file for bankruptcy

have poor credit and file for bankruptcy

have poor credit and file for bankruptcy which can prevent us from making large

which can prevent us from making large

which can prevent us from making large purchases such as cars and homes and

purchases such as cars and homes and

purchases such as cars and homes and even lead to discrimination when

even lead to discrimination when

even lead to discrimination when applying for jobs in the future without

applying for jobs in the future without

applying for jobs in the future without a financial education we are not

a financial education we are not

a financial education we are not prepared to maximize our employer

prepared to maximize our employer

prepared to maximize our employer benefits or negotiate for higher pay

benefits or negotiate for higher pay

benefits or negotiate for higher pay we’re more likely to live in poverty and

we’re more likely to live in poverty and

we’re more likely to live in poverty and we’re more likely to see this cycle

we’re more likely to see this cycle

we’re more likely to see this cycle continue for generation after generation

continue for generation after generation

continue for generation after generation after generation it is estimated that by

after generation it is estimated that by

after generation it is estimated that by eradicating financial illiteracy we

eradicating financial illiteracy we

eradicating financial illiteracy we would close the wealth inequality gap by

would close the wealth inequality gap by

would close the wealth inequality gap by one-third that is not an insignificant

one-third that is not an insignificant

one-third that is not an insignificant number to solve many of our

number to solve many of our

number to solve many of our socio-economic inequalities financial

socio-economic inequalities financial

socio-economic inequalities financial literacy needs to be a focal point and

literacy needs to be a focal point and

literacy needs to be a focal point and while there are systemic and

while there are systemic and

while there are systemic and institutionalized forms of financial

institutionalized forms of financial

institutionalized forms of financial oppression promoting financial literacy

oppression promoting financial literacy

oppression promoting financial literacy is a terrific place to start and fixing

is a terrific place to start and fixing

is a terrific place to start and fixing these larger societal problems finally

these larger societal problems finally

these larger societal problems finally I’d be remiss if I didn’t bring up the

I’d be remiss if I didn’t bring up the

I’d be remiss if I didn’t bring up the fact that I am an unapologetic feminist

fact that I am an unapologetic feminist

fact that I am an unapologetic feminist and and in my very opinionated opinion I

and and in my very opinionated opinion I

and and in my very opinionated opinion I believe financial literacy among women

believe financial literacy among women

believe financial literacy among women and marginalized groups will create a

and marginalized groups will create a

and marginalized groups will create a ripple effect change won’t happen

ripple effect change won’t happen

ripple effect change won’t happen overnight but as we educate women and

overnight but as we educate women and

overnight but as we educate women and girls on financial matters we will

girls on financial matters we will

girls on financial matters we will empower them this will hopefully lead to

empower them this will hopefully lead to

empower them this will hopefully lead to more women in influential positions

more women in influential positions

more women in influential positions where they can then effect real change

where they can then effect real change

where they can then effect real change and only then are we gonna see a society

and only then are we gonna see a society

and only then are we gonna see a society that truly reflects our values this

that truly reflects our values this

that truly reflects our values this isn’t gonna be easy

isn’t gonna be easy

isn’t gonna be easy but again we can start by providing

but again we can start by providing

but again we can start by providing women and girls the education they’re

women and girls the education they’re

women and girls the education they’re going to need to take over the world and

going to need to take over the world and

going to need to take over the world and you should know as I said that last line

you should know as I said that last line

you should know as I said that last line me and Beyonce we were laughing

me and Beyonce we were laughing

me and Beyonce we were laughing maniacally in our heads there are so

maniacally in our heads there are so

maniacally in our heads there are so many individual and societal benefits

many individual and societal benefits

many individual and societal benefits tied to a more financially educated

tied to a more financially educated

tied to a more financially educated population unfortunately money is power

population unfortunately money is power

population unfortunately money is power so we must arm ourselves with the

so we must arm ourselves with the

so we must arm ourselves with the necessary financial knowledge to more

necessary financial knowledge to more

necessary financial knowledge to more effectively fight for what is right not

effectively fight for what is right not

effectively fight for what is right not to mention you’ll just be better at

to mention you’ll just be better at

to mention you’ll just be better at spending and saving investing and so

spending and saving investing and so

spending and saving investing and so much more okay I know I just went on

much more okay I know I just went on

much more okay I know I just went on like this passionate rant and you’re

like this passionate rant and you’re

like this passionate rant and you’re probably like well she’s a bit more

probably like well she’s a bit more

probably like well she’s a bit more angry than she is funny so let’s take a

angry than she is funny so let’s take a

angry than she is funny so let’s take a look

look

look it’s true let’s take a look at why I’m

it’s true let’s take a look at why I’m

it’s true let’s take a look at why I’m integrating comedy with my passion for

integrating comedy with my passion for

integrating comedy with my passion for personal finance I started to look into

personal finance I started to look into

personal finance I started to look into the benefits of using humor as a

the benefits of using humor as a

the benefits of using humor as a teaching tool and as it turns out

teaching tool and as it turns out

teaching tool and as it turns out there’s quite a bit of empirical

there’s quite a bit of empirical

there’s quite a bit of empirical evidence in favor of its efficacy in an

evidence in favor of its efficacy in an

evidence in favor of its efficacy in an educational setting quick confession I

educational setting quick confession I

educational setting quick confession I don’t even know what efficacy means but

don’t even know what efficacy means but

don’t even know what efficacy means but you know this is a TEDx event and I

you know this is a TEDx event and I

you know this is a TEDx event and I wanted to sounded smart

wanted to sounded smart

wanted to sounded smart I want to sound smart so anyways I

I want to sound smart so anyways I

I want to sound smart so anyways I continued my research into humorous

continued my research into humorous

continued my research into humorous efficacy still don’t know if I’m using

efficacy still don’t know if I’m using

efficacy still don’t know if I’m using that correctly and I found that a Pew

that correctly and I found that a Pew

that correctly and I found that a Pew Research poll discovered that viewers of

Research poll discovered that viewers of

Research poll discovered that viewers of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report

The Daily Show and The Colbert Report

The Daily Show and The Colbert Report exhibited higher retention of news facts

exhibited higher retention of news facts

exhibited higher retention of news facts compared to those who only got their

compared to those who only got their

compared to those who only got their news from mainstream networks and

news from mainstream networks and

news from mainstream networks and newspapers what do these shows have in

newspapers what do these shows have in

newspapers what do these shows have in common

common

common they use humor to explain and break down

they use humor to explain and break down

they use humor to explain and break down complex and tedious topics you can do

complex and tedious topics you can do

complex and tedious topics you can do the same thing with other important

the same thing with other important

the same thing with other important subjects as well other research and

subjects as well other research and

subjects as well other research and neuroscience and cognitive studies show

neuroscience and cognitive studies show

neuroscience and cognitive studies show that humor activates our brains dopamine

that humor activates our brains dopamine

that humor activates our brains dopamine reward system and that this release of

reward system and that this release of

reward system and that this release of dopamine is important for long-term

dopamine is important for long-term

dopamine is important for long-term learning or long-term memory and

learning or long-term memory and

learning or long-term memory and learning

learning

learning when humor is used correctly it can

when humor is used correctly it can

when humor is used correctly it can improve retention

improve retention

improve retention lastly humor helps cultivate a sense of

lastly humor helps cultivate a sense of

lastly humor helps cultivate a sense of community and I think that’s important

community and I think that’s important

community and I think that’s important regarding matters of personal finance I

regarding matters of personal finance I

regarding matters of personal finance I want people to know that they aren’t

want people to know that they aren’t

want people to know that they aren’t alone in their financial struggles and

alone in their financial struggles and

alone in their financial struggles and that it is ok to talk about it and ask

that it is ok to talk about it and ask

that it is ok to talk about it and ask for help because Millennials we are all

for help because Millennials we are all

for help because Millennials we are all on this Sallie Mae Titanic together so I

on this Sallie Mae Titanic together so I

on this Sallie Mae Titanic together so I decided to do what no financial

decided to do what no financial

decided to do what no financial professional has done before and that is

professional has done before and that is

professional has done before and that is try to make people laugh so I wrote a

try to make people laugh so I wrote a

try to make people laugh so I wrote a book as if I was half a me shame is

book as if I was half a me shame is

book as if I was half a me shame is humor and half Suze Orman I also

humor and half Suze Orman I also

humor and half Suze Orman I also launched a blog in a podcast where I

launched a blog in a podcast where I

launched a blog in a podcast where I used the same technique of infusing

used the same technique of infusing

used the same technique of infusing humor into my lessons and guess what

humor into my lessons and guess what

humor into my lessons and guess what it’s actually working I don’t have a

it’s actually working I don’t have a

it’s actually working I don’t have a huge audience but those who are tuning

huge audience but those who are tuning

huge audience but those who are tuning in are hungry for this knowledge but

in are hungry for this knowledge but

in are hungry for this knowledge but they want it presented in a way that is

they want it presented in a way that is

they want it presented in a way that is an

an

an taining easy-to-digest and is it

taining easy-to-digest and is it

taining easy-to-digest and is it condescending my mission in using humor

condescending my mission in using humor

condescending my mission in using humor to spread financial literacy is simple I

to spread financial literacy is simple I

to spread financial literacy is simple I hope I can inspire all of you to

hope I can inspire all of you to

hope I can inspire all of you to continue your own financial education

continue your own financial education

continue your own financial education learning to be proficient in matters of

learning to be proficient in matters of

learning to be proficient in matters of money it doesn’t have to be boring or

money it doesn’t have to be boring or

money it doesn’t have to be boring or difficult it’s not rocket science but it

difficult it’s not rocket science but it

difficult it’s not rocket science but it is imperative we learn the fundamentals

is imperative we learn the fundamentals

is imperative we learn the fundamentals you don’t have to know how to trade

you don’t have to know how to trade

you don’t have to know how to trade options or explain derivatives either

options or explain derivatives either

options or explain derivatives either it’s a lot more basic than that so the

it’s a lot more basic than that so the

it’s a lot more basic than that so the next time you’re teaching your kids how

next time you’re teaching your kids how

next time you’re teaching your kids how to be responsible with an allowance or

to be responsible with an allowance or

to be responsible with an allowance or explaining to teens the pros and cons of

explaining to teens the pros and cons of

explaining to teens the pros and cons of a credit card don’t be afraid to throw

a credit card don’t be afraid to throw

a credit card don’t be afraid to throw in a joker too you may not always land

in a joker too you may not always land

in a joker too you may not always land the punchline but I promise you the

the punchline but I promise you the

the punchline but I promise you the lesson will stick and they will be

lesson will stick and they will be

lesson will stick and they will be better for it because learning how to be

better for it because learning how to be

better for it because learning how to be an adult it doesn’t have to be so

an adult it doesn’t have to be so

an adult it doesn’t have to be so serious thank you

serious thank you

serious thank you [Applause]

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