Mac Gardner, CFP®, Founder and Chief Education Officer at FinLit Tech

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Patricia O’Connell interviews Mac Gardner,</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">CFP</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">®</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Founder and Chief Education Officer at FinLit Tech about teaching children financial literacy to help eliminate the wealth gap. Mac shares his vision of financial literacy for elementary school students, and how parents can teach it in the home. He describes new technology parents can use with their children. Mac shares what he learned growing up with a father with an MBA in Finance.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen in to learn more about the link between financial literacy and financial wellness.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> <br /></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></span></h1> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[:25] April is Financial Literacy Month in the United States. Fewer than half the states require any economics or financial literacy. According to Mac Gardner, we are missing a huge opportunity to help close the wealth gap.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[:45] Patricia O’Connell introduces Mac Gardner,</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">CFP</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">®</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Founder and Chief Education Officer at FinLit Tech. Mac joins the podcast to talk about why financial literacy matters, how to increase awareness in children about the power of money, and the relationship between financial knowledge and financial wellness.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[:56] Patricia welcomes Mac to the podcast.</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">[1:11] Financial literacy plus financial capability</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">—</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">the tools</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">—</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">equals financial wellness.</