The Operation HOPE summit was quite a success. Here’s a release about the event.
WASHINGTON, DC – A summit held by Operation HOPE (HOPE), a leading global nonprofit social investment banking and financial literacy empowerment organization, gathered together an unprecedented array of national and global leaders to discuss the importance of instilling the “language of money” [...]
Talking to your children about money and engaging their interest isn’t always the easiest thing to do – but it can be. It is all about asking the right questions. Thanks to the success of my 30 Tips to Ensure Your Financial Fitness, I am giving parents a question a day to ask their children [...]
Read more...April is National Financial Literacy month and never has financial education been needed more than it is now. But for many Americans who have never taken the time to flex their financial muscles, the thought of shaping up their finances is akin to running a marathon on a sprained ankle. But it doesn’t have to [...]
Read more...When times get tough and the economy forces people out of their jobs, entrepreneurship is born. Unable to find work, many new graduates and experienced workers are turning their thoughts away from a regular paycheck and into creative business ideas. It is a cycle that has been repeated often throughout American history, and is finding [...]
Read more...AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL ON FINANCIAL LITERACY
“We believe that the current economic crisis underscores the need to increase financial literacy among all Americans. The President formed this Advisory Council for expressly that purpose. We are committed to increasing awareness of the tools and resources that are available to all Americans to [...]
Sharon Lechter joins in first ever council to educate the nation during unpredictable economy
PHOENIX (January 22, 2008) – Paradise Valley, Arizona, resident Sharon L. Lechter was appointed to the President’s Council on Financial Literacy in a ceremony held in the Roosevelt room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008.
Lechter and [...]
