15: Young People Navigating Their Financial Future
Financial Crossroads
Young people must navigate a financial world filled with manipulative traps. How we help them become smart consumers? Media and financial literacy become critical skills. Jim Wasserman and Jiab Wasserman address this educational challenge in two exciting new books “The Social Media Diet “and “Behavioral Economics.” Both bring a wealth of knowledge to this endeavor. Jim Wasserman is a former business litigation attorney who for the past two decades has been a media literacy, economics and humanities teacher. Jiab Wasserman is a former industrial...
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14: Margin For Error
Financial Crossroads
Last year I was asked by personal finance writer Jonathan Clements, who founded and edits the blog https://humbledollar.com/, to submit an essay about my own financial journey. The process required considerable personal reflection. His recently published book My Money Journey – How 30 People Found Financial Freedom provides many interesting stories. It inspired me to conduct interviews with other contributors. This is the fifth episode of a series of talks with these writers. My guest Anika Hedstrom is a certified financial planner who co-founded the advisory firm Uplevel Wealth. Her...
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13: Taking Control
Financial Crossroads
Last year I was asked by personal finance writer Jonathan Clements, who founded and edits the blog https://humbledollar.com/, to submit an essay about my own financial journey. The process required considerable personal reflection. His recently published book My Money Journey – How 30 People Found Financial Freedom provides many interesting stories. It inspired me to conduct interviews with other contributors. This is the fourth episode of a series of talks with these writers. My guest Jiab Wasserman, grew up in Thailand, and received an engineering degree at a top university in her...
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12: A Costly Education
Financial Crossroads
Last year I was asked by personal finance writer Jonathan Clements, who founded and edits the to submit an essay about my own financial journey. The process required considerable personal reflection. His recently published book My Money Journey – How 30 People Found Financial Freedom provides many interesting stories. It inspired me to conduct interviews with other contributors. This is the third episode of a series of talks with these writers. My guest Dr. John Lim is a practicing radiologist and financial educator, who is fascinated with behavioral finance. In his essay “A Costly...
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11: A Rocky Road
Financial Crossroads
Last year I was asked by personal finance writer Jonathan Clements, who founded and edits the blog , to submit an essay about my own financial journey. The process required considerable personal reflection. His recently published book My Money Journey – How 30 People Found Financial Freedom provides many interesting stories. It inspired me to conduct interviews with other contributors. This is the second episode of a series of talks with these writers. My guest Don Southward transitioned from the corporate finance and sales world to become a Unitarian minister. From his early...
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10: Driven to Succeed
Financial Crossroads
Last year I was asked by personal finance writer Jonathan Clements, who founded and edits the blog , to submit an essay about my own financial journey. The process required considerable personal reflection. His recently published book My Money Journey – How 30 People Found Financial Freedom provides many interesting stories. It inspired me to conduct interviews with some other contributors. This is the first episode of a series of talks with these writers. My first guest Dick Quinn rose from a modest background to become a successful compensation and benefits executive. Reading his...
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9: Musical Marvel
Financial Crossroads
My guest Thomas Stumpf is a musical marvel. He is on the faculty of Tufts University and has previously held academic positions at Boston University and the New England Conservatory. Thomas has composed and recorded a wide range of classical pieces, both as a solo performer and as a frequent collaborator with musicians around the world. But in his forties, Thomas reached a personal crossroad when he decided to move away from an ivory tower college position to engage as a full-time music director for a church with an extraordinary musical tradition. After two decades of engaging that...
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8: Later Life Fulfillment
Financial Crossroads
These days we are hearing a lot about disgruntled people as they reach retirement age. But what about those who find a new calling? These people continue to work past their retirement to follow their own curiosity and interest. Phyllis Paster had a successful health care management career in the Boston area for over 25 years before she felt burned out and took an early retirement. But soon she got reenergized and developed satisfying encore careers. Phyllis started her own business “It’s about Time” which provides professional organizing services primarily to...
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7: Multi-Dimensional Role Model
Financial Crossroads
Dr. Luis De Leon teaches evolutionary biology at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Born in rural Panama without running water in his house, he followed his passion for science to become the first in his family to attend college at the University of Panama.
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6: Follow Your Passion
Financial Crossroads
Losing a high-level software development job during the 2009 recession can be devastating. Having the courage to explore your hobbies can lead to new opportunities. Following his love of grilling and food, Ivan works as a “food rescuer” as the Chief Procurement Officer for Lex Eat Together and is a Board member of the non-for-profit Food Link which rescues surplus fresh food and delivers it to community organizations.
info_outlineYoung people must navigate a financial world filled with manipulative traps. How we help them become smart consumers? Media and financial literacy become critical skills. Jim Wasserman and Jiab Wasserman address this educational challenge in two exciting new books “The Social Media Diet “and “Behavioral Economics.”
Both bring a wealth of knowledge to this endeavor. Jim Wasserman is a former business litigation attorney who for the past two decades has been a media literacy, economics and humanities teacher. Jiab Wasserman is a former industrial engineer and Vice President at Bank of America. I am thrilled to have a chance to talk to them about how teachers and parents can provide needed guidance as students face their own financial crossroads.