Engage yourself through Get Money Smart @ Lindenwood, a campus-wide financial and economic education initiative. The program equips students, faculty, staff, and friends of Lindenwood with common-sense principles and practices to take control of their finances and be responsible decision makers. It focuses on the key pillars of budgeting, saving, investing, spending, borrowing, and planning. Every Tuesday in April from 2:30-3:30 p.m., dynamic speakers from Lindenwood will gather to discuss practice personal finance and how to use economic reasoning to make financially sound decisions. For convenience, sessions will take place both virtually and in-person in Dunseth Auditorium in Harmon Hall. Additional events and activities will enrich the learning experience.
Participating students can win prizes after each event.
Faculty and staff who register can earn professional development credit from the Lindenwood Learning Academy.
Get Money Smart @ Lindenwood is part of the campus and community outreach of the Economic Education Center.
Financial Literacy Survey
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TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2023
Achieving Your Professional and Financial Goals
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. (CST)
Presenter: John Kaufhold, Chief Financial Officer and Vice-President (Lindenwood University)
John will discuss how your career will take many twists and turns, and some hard choices in your 20’s will mean more than others when it comes to your financial and professional goals. He will share how his unusual career path was shaped by unexpected episodes of fraud and disruption. Also discover his simple investing and professional management recommendations to help you achieve your long-term goals.
This event is FREE, but registration is required.
RECORDING (Note: Audio issues through the first 6:00 minutes)
TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 2023
Cryptocurrency: Friend or Foe?
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. (CST)
Presenter: Jim Mosquera, Director of the Duree Center for Entrepreneurship (Lindenwood University)
Dr. Tawni Hunt Ferrarini, Plaster Professor of Economic Education (Lindenwood University)Does crypto have a place in our current and future monetary system or is it a fraud as some portend? Why is crypto a battle between liberty and authority? Join Jim and Tawni for this riveting discussion.
This event is FREE, but registration is required.
TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2023
Sustainable Budgeting
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. (CST)
Presenter: Karolina Schneider, Associate Professor of Management (Lindenwood University)
Kim Ulrich, Associate Professor of Accounting (Lindenwood University)Making environmentally conscious choices has been incorrectly labeled as an option only available to wealthy people. However, we beg to differ. In this session, Karolina and Kim will show you how to discover the simple basics of how to be sustainable while living on a budget. Learn valuable resources and solutions to help live a more sustainable lifestyle.
This event is FREE, but registration is required.
TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 2023
Investing Basics
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. (CST)
Presenter: Hannah Bransetter, Lindenwood Sophomore majoring in Finance and Business Economics
Greg Knight, Lindenwood Senior majoring in FinanceIf words such as brokerage accounts or securities sound unfamiliar, you are not alone. Investing can seem daunting for many, but when equipped with the proper knowledge, it can be an effective tool for managing and building wealth. In this session, explore the steps to begin investing today, the benefits of doing so, and practical advice to guide your investing journey.
This event is FREE, but registration is required.
