Tag: financial literacy

March 29, 2021

How Young Is Too Young to Talk About Money?

JA and TIAA tackle the taboo subject of talking about money with kids Above: TIAA volunteers with fourth grade students at Swansea Elementary in 2018 Talking about finances can feel...

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March 27, 2018

New York Life Supports Financial Literacy in Rural Colorado

Rural education in Colorado is facing significant challenges. A primary concern, as noted in Colorado Governor Hickenlooper’s 2018 State of the State address, is the growing shortage of educators in...

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October 25, 2017

Bank of America: Helping people achieve their vision of success

Bank of America volunteers at the JA Stock Market Challenge Through their partnership with Junior Achievement, Bank of America has consistently demonstrated their commitment to improving the financial lives of...

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September 29, 2017

Volunteer prepares students to become financially savvy adults

Serving her community’s financial needs is part of Lauren Money’s job. Lauren is the vice president of enterprise risk administration and the Community Reinvestment Act/fair lending officer at Colorado Federal...

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March 20, 2017

Preventing students from having to write “Dear Susan”

For a period of about ten years, I was known as “Susan.” No, I wasn’t in the witness protection program. I was an online advice columnist for a company that...

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November 15, 2016

The JA Stock Market Challenge is an Investment in the Economic Futures of 1,300 High School Students

Students from 38 high schools competed in this year's JA Stock Market Challenge Students from 38 Colorado high schools converged to compete at 2016 JA Stock Market Challenge, presented by...

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June 1, 2015

It’s a reality: SB56 was signed into law

The Colorado legislative session adjourned on May 6, 2015. The 70th General Assembly considered an unprecedented number of education-related bills. At the center of debate were bills related to the...

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September 15, 2014

7 Financial Literacy Tips for Teenagers

Have you ever taken a class that taught personal finance or financial literacy? Since money management is generally not taught in the school system, your answer is probably no. However,...

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January 2, 2014

“It is so wonderful to challenge & be challenged by teenagers”

Laurie Raskasky Laurie Raskasky, CPA and owner of Balanced Outcomes, credits her experience as a JA student for shaping her understanding and passion for business and entrepreneurship. After college and...

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