MKA Senior a Panelist at the NJ FInancial Literacy Summit
MKA senior Lance Barnard was a panelist at the New Jersey Financial Literacy Summit held at Rutgers University on Wednesday,October 13. Discussing "Financial Literacy in the Global Marketplace, Barnard joined seasoned financial professionals William Ballinger, President & CEO of Allstate New Jersey Insurance Company and Patrick Cozza, CEO and Regional Head of HSBC Insurance, and higher education experts including Dr. Barbara O'Neill and Dr. William Rodgers from Rutgers University in speaking to a sold out audience of 450.
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Barnard received media attention last spring following the launch of his website, Teens Guide to Money (www.teensguidetomoney.com) designed to educate teens about earning, saving, investing and spending their money wisely, through information on topics as varied as the Stock Exchange, resume writing tips and IRA's.
The Financial Literacy Summit was designed to raise awareness of the importance of financial literacy education and the resources available to support instruction in grades K-12, as well as the importance of a new financial literacy high school graduation requirement. The audience, comprised of New Jersey educators and administrators, policymakers and NFO's head from keynote speakers Elizabeth Leamy, Consumer Correspondent for ABC News and Mickie Siebert, "The First Woman on Wall Street," and President of the Muriel F. Siebert Foundation.
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Barnard received media attention last spring following the launch of his website, Teens Guide to Money (www.teensguidetomoney.com) designed to educate teens about earning, saving, investing and spending their money wisely, through information on topics as varied as the Stock Exchange, resume writing tips and IRA's.
The Financial Literacy Summit was designed to raise awareness of the importance of financial literacy education and the resources available to support instruction in grades K-12, as well as the importance of a new financial literacy high school graduation requirement. The audience, comprised of New Jersey educators and administrators, policymakers and NFO's head from keynote speakers Elizabeth Leamy, Consumer Correspondent for ABC News and Mickie Siebert, "The First Woman on Wall Street," and President of the Muriel F. Siebert Foundation.