SIFMA Foundation

Real-world connections make all the difference 🤝 Recently, a group of Stock Market Game students from the Academy of Finance and Enterprise visited JPMorgan Chase’s office in Hudson Yards, Manhattan. Through a fast-paced speed-networking activity, students gained new perspectives on career pathways in business and technology. Thank you to the Chase team leads, Lauren M. and Olivia Martinez, for organizing with the SIFMA Foundation's Invest It Forward team. And thank you to Lorena Izzo for making your students' Stock Market Game experience real-world. We’re excited that the same JPMorgan Chase Connected Commerce team will keep the momentum going by hosting another group of students in Wilmington, DE this Friday 👏 #CommunityImpact #InvestItForward #CareerExploration

Financial education is gaining important momentum in classrooms across the country. As highlighted in recent MarketWatch coverage of the rollout of AP Business with Personal Finance, access to these skills remains uneven and the need is clear. SIFMA Foundation President Melanie Mortimer noted that many families are not always comfortable having conversations about money, underscoring the important role schools can play in ensuring students build these essential skills early. At the SIFMA Foundation, we believe every student should have the opportunity to build the knowledge and confidence to make informed financial decisions. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/djSwbsNg

From early access to investing to the role of education in shaping long-term outcomes, our recent LinkedIn Live, "The Future of Financial Education" conversation explored what it takes to turn access into lasting financial capability. Swipe for key insights from our panelists Melanie Mortimer, Lisa Hunt, Cheryl L. Evans, Oyin Adedoyin Missed it? Watch the full discussion moderated by Devin Banerjee here: 🔗https://lnkd.in/eXVJ5P_K

Melanie Mortimer, President of the SIFMA Foundation, recently presented the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy's Federal Leadership Award to U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent for his efforts to help raise awareness and support financial education opportunities across the country. The SIFMA Foundation supports Secretary Bessent's efforts to expand access to financial education tools that promote long-term economic opportunities to young people throughout the United States.  #financialeducation #financialliteracy #financialempowerment

Congratulations to our National InvestWrite Winners from the Emerson School! As one of the students wrote in their winning essay... "If I keep playing the stock market it can help me follow my dreams into becoming a cook and even opening my own restaurant. To always have a perfect dish you have to make sure the flavors are balanced so if one ingredient fails you still have all the others, the same is true for a stock portfolio!" We love to read about our students' big dreams, and are proud to provide them with a #financialeducation to get there 💫 #InvestWrite #StockMarketGame

What happens when an entire school learns how to invest? We had the privilege of visiting IS 180, The SEEALL Academy in Brooklyn, NY, to learn about their school-wide Stock Market Game program. Thank you to Mr. Reyes, Mr. Wells, and the teachers and administrators at IS 180 for providing your students with the foundational financial education needed to build bright financial futures 💚 #FinancialLiteracyMonth #FinancialEducation #StockMarketGame NYC Public Schools

Thank you to everyone who joined our recent LinkedIn Live, The Future of Financial Education: Families, Policy, and Opportunity. We’re grateful for the thoughtful discussion on expanding opportunity and building long-term financial confidence. We encourage you to keep the conversation going! Explore tools to support financial education below: SIFMA Foundation 🔹SMG IQ: https://www.smgiq.org/ 🔹SMG Summer Session: https://lnkd.in/d3vNzh6 Charles Schwab 🔹Subscribe to the Money Talk LinkedIn Newsletter: https://lnkd.in/gc76_diw 🔹Explore https://lnkd.in/gChizFxR: calculators, resources, Financial Fitness Quiz The Milken Institute 🔹Shifting the Retirement Paradigm: Moving Toward Lifetime Financial Security: https://lnkd.in/ee3UBN5B 🔹Rewiring for Wealth: Making the Pivot from Debt Dependency to Saving and Investing: https://lnkd.in/ef_rxEu8 The Wall Street Journal 🔹What’s Cool in High School? Personal Finance: https://lnkd.in/e2Nm9JBk 🔹Meet the Teens Investing in Stocks for Their Future Home and Retirement: https://lnkd.in/eWSPfc_B 🔹The Hack That Turns Trump Accounts Into Multimillion-Dollar Tax-Free Nest Eggs: https://lnkd.in/e78vZ3Cj 🔹The Financial Planning Expert Who’s Boycotting 529s for His Kids: https://lnkd.in/eu7uWwKk Missed the Live? Watch it here: 🔗https://lnkd.in/eXVJ5P_K

Join us April 14 at 12 pm ET for a LinkedIn Live on "The Future of Financial Education: Families, Policy, and Opportunity" with Devin Banerjee, Melanie Mortimer, Oyin Adedoyin, Cheryl L. Evans, and Lisa Hunt. RSVP below!

🚨We’re live today at 12 pm ET! Join the SIFMA Foundation and an expert panel for a timely LinkedIn Live discussion on advancing #financialinclusion and expanding opportunity for the next generation. Bring your questions and be part of the conversation! #FinancialLiteracyMonth #FinancialEducation #TrumpAccounts #FinancialEmpowerment

🧑💻Attend a virtual info session to learn more about our two investing education paths this Summer: 📆 April 22, 5 pm ET/2 pm PT 🔗 https://bit.ly/4tBlch3 📆 May 13, 5 pm ET/2 pm PT 🔗 https://bit.ly/4cdYbJQ 📆 June 10, 5 pm ET/2 pm PT 🔗 https://bit.ly/4txSRIr Learn more: https://bit.ly/33v48Ar #summerlearning #financialliteracy #financialeducation #investing