Sharon on BlogTalkRadio

Sharon spoke with Results Coach Kevin Williams on BlogTalkRadio this week about the state of financial education in America, what we can do to help repair it and the work she has been doing with YOUTHpreneur and the President’s Advisory Council.
You can learn more about the program and listen to the entire streaming audio here.

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Sharon talks with Success Magazine

In a recent article by Success Magazine, Sharon helps parents learn how to teach their kids about money and the success they will see from it. Here’s an excerpt from the article:
“The more control we have over our money, the less control it will have over you,” says financial expert Sharon Lechter, member of the [...]

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President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy Issues Annual Report

Includes 15 Recommendations for Improving Financial Literacy for All Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The bipartisan U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy today announced the publication of its first Annual Report to the President, which contains 15 recommendations for steps that should be taken to improve the financial literacy of Americans of all ages. The 16-member [...]

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U.S. News & World Report echoes Council’s recommendations

The recommendations found in the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy annual report, issued at the close of December, 2008, have been taken to heart by the media. On Tuesday, January 13, U.S. News & World Report reporter Kimberly Palmer wrote the following article, highlighting five of the Council’s recommendations:
5 Ways Obama Can Improve Financial [...]

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