NGPF Podcast

Linda is the founder of Good For You Money, and she grew up translating bills for her immigrant parents in a two-bedroom apartment shared with strangers. She retired from corporate life at age 36! In this episode, Linda shares how she went from graduating into the Great Recession with five figures of student debt to achieving financial independence, and what a decade of managing nine-figure marketing budgets taught her about the tricks companies use to get into your wallet. Her hot take? Social media is NOT social! It's a marketplace, and if you're not buying or selling, you're the product. Tune in for practical ways teachers can help students spot the ads hiding in plain sight, overcome "money isn't for people like me" beliefs, and start building wealth from any starting point!

Students are growing up in a 21st century global economy where money moves faster and farther than ever before. This session with the Wise Team will explore how modern financial technology is reshaping the way individuals, businesses, and nations interact economically. Dive into the latest innovations in fintech and digital banking, as well as the movement to have "money without borders" become a reality. You'll gain insights on how to bring global finance concepts into personal finance lessons and help your students connect their local financial literacy lessons to the global stage.

Sahirenys Pierce is a financial educator, content creator, and author of The High-5 Banking Method. She will share why so many people struggle with money management despite having access to more financial advice than ever before. She breaks down her refreshingly simple "2 Checking, 3 Savings" system, built from her own experience navigating nearly $100K in debt and her son's open heart surgery. We explore how educators can use this framework to meet people where they are, why banking structure matters just as much as budgeting, and how to make financial literacy feel accessible for first-generation families and underbanked communities. Whether you're teaching in a classroom, leading a workshop, or mentoring one-on-one, this conversation will give you a practical tool your audience can actually stick with.

Fred Miller is a university professor and author of Earlier Than You Think: How Money, Time, and Simple Decisions Shape Your Future, a student-friendly personal finance book born from his two decades of teaching wellness courses. Drawing from his own experience of never having taken a personal finance course in high school, Fred explores how early financial knowledge—or its absence—quietly shapes our futures in ways we often don't recognize until much later.

What if the person calling themselves your "financial advisor" is really just a salesperson in disguise? In this episode, Yanely sits down with Pam, an award-winning finance journalist, founder and CEO of WealthRamp, and 30-year champion of fee-only fiduciary advice, who shares how witnessing brokers target vulnerable elderly clients made her walk away from a lucrative Wall Street career. Pam pulls back the curtain on the industry's biggest secret: "fiduciary" isn't a credential or an exam, it's simply a choice that most advisors refuse to make. Teachers especially will want to hear her warning about the "helpful" reps who show up in the teachers' lounge with bagels and a benefits pitch, plus the one question you should ask before taking anyone's financial advice. And don't miss Pam's never-before-heard stories from her time with index fund legend John Bogle, including how his own company punished him for putting everyday investors first.