Beyond the Piggy Bank: Financial Literacy for Kids and Adults

Louise Hill of GoHenry, and Kennedy Reynolds from Acorns, explore some ways to bridge the gap in financial literacy for kids and adults alike.
 09/13/2024
Podcast guests Louise Hill, Kennedy Reynolds

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Years into the FinTech revolution, many people still struggle with money management and learning how to use all these new tools at their fingertips and with money going digital in many instances, how do we teach our kids who really benefit from a tangible environment, financial literacy? In this episode, we're going to explore some ways to bridge the gap in knowledge for kids and adults alike. We talk to Louise Hill the CEO of GoHenry, whose goal is to make every kid smart with money. The app introduces financial knowledge and helps shape kids' behaviors in positive ways, making it easy for their parents to guide them in the process GoHenry shares this mission of financial literacy with Visa. GoHenry's new parent company, Acorns has products that can help improve financial literacy for adults too. It has features that allow adults to save and with educational features along the way, and that's where Kennedy Reynolds, Acorn's chief education officer comes in to show us how their mission aligns with this larger goal of global financial inclusion.


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