The Neurological Advantage: Why Teenage Years Are Prime for Financial Education
Timing is everything. To understand why the teenage years are the best time to financially educate our children, it is crucial that we understand something of teenage brains and how they think. Until recently, it was thought that the teen brain was similar to the…
From Denial to Disaster: The Consequences of Willful Ignorance
By Marilyn Pinto, Founder at KFI GLOBAL Willful ignorance is dangerously widespread. It’s when we hear but don’t listen; when we look but don’t see. It’s when we know there’s a high probability that a fact exists but refuse to let that knowledge affect or…
Rethinking School Time: Unlocking Financial Empowerment for Youngsters
Youngsters today spend around ten hours a day getting to and attending class and another couple of hours snowed under with homework – that’s a minimum of twelve hours in school-related time per day. Take eight hours off for sleep, which should be a minimum…
The ‘ADEPT’ Framework for Financial Success in 2024
The beginning of a new year is a good time to reflect, take stock, and formulate a plan, particularly with regard to the one aspect of our lives that we all wish we could do better at – money. Making it, spending it, managing it…
The Overlooked Metrics: A Closer Look at Gen Z’s Mental Health Crisis
It’s tough being a Gen Z-er today. While their lives might seem easier due the tremendous progress and innovations made in almost every field in the last few decades, there are perhaps other metrics we should consider. Metrics that matter more to their human spirit,…
The Pursuit of Social Justice through Financial Empowerment
Social justice refers to the fair division of resources, opportunities, and privileges in society. Right now, though, social justice seems like a chimera to a majority of the world’s population. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the fight for climate action. With COP28 now…
A Wealth of Impact: How a Financial Literacy Initiative Drives Five SDGs
SDGs have become a global focus. These 17 interlinked objectives are designed to chart a course for a more resilient, peaceful and inclusive future. Adopted by all UN Member States in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda, this comprehensive plan is humanity’s clearest blueprint…
Building Trust and Impact: Why the Social Dimension of ESG Matters More than Ever
In recent years, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations have emerged as critical factors for organizations across various sectors. The integration of these ESG factors into an organization’s operations and strategy has become increasingly vital for long-term success and sustainability. While all three pillars of…
Beyond Budgeting: Why Financial Literacy is a vital tool for Gen Z’s success
Gen Z, the generation born between the mid-1990s and the mid-2010s, is now the largest generation ever, comprising almost 30% of the global population. We all have a stake in their future and success. Given the looming economic crisis, the dizzying pace of technological advancement…
The Heat Is On: How financial literacy can help combat climate change
A formidable goal. An onerous timeframe. The fate of humanity hangs in the balance. The Paris Agreement laid it out clearly: to limit global warming to 1.5°C, greenhouse gas emissions must peak before 2025 at the latest and decline 43% by 2030. Otherwise we will need…
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The Neurological Advantage: Why Teenage Years Are Prime for Financial EducationApril 28, 2024
From Denial to Disaster: The Consequences of Willful IgnoranceApril 27, 2024
Rethinking School Time: Unlocking Financial Empowerment for YoungstersApril 26, 2024
The ‘ADEPT’ Framework for Financial Success in 2024January 22, 2024
The Overlooked Metrics: A Closer Look at Gen Z’s Mental Health CrisisJanuary 3, 2024
The Pursuit of Social Justice through Financial EmpowermentDecember 15, 2023
A Wealth of Impact: How a Financial Literacy Initiative Drives Five SDGsNovember 27, 2023
Building Trust and Impact: Why the Social Dimension of ESG Matters More than EverJuly 3, 2023