Watching Trees Grow

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Host: Gene Natali, Troutwood CEO
Guest: Naomi Boyd, Ph.D.
Company: West Virginia University
Topic: Finance University's Impact on Students

Dr. Naomi Boyd is the Fred T. Tattersall Chair of Finance and the Associate Dean for Innovation, Outreach, and Engagement at the West Virginia University John Chambers College of Business and Economics. Learn more about West Virginia's annual "Finance University," Dr. Boyd's impact on college students at WVU and the path that led her to West Virginia.

Finance University is an week-long summer program for K-12 educators, led by Dr. Boyd.

Naomi's bio: https://business.wvu.edu/faculty-and-staff/directory/profile?pid=178

For students and young people looking to build on their knowledge about personal finance, this interview is for you!

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⏰ Timestamps ⏰:

0:25 - Introducing Naomi Boyd
1:07 - Naomi’s background
2:47 - Q: How has life at WVU been different with Covid-19?
6:32 - Q: How long have you been teaching financial literacy and how did the course come about?
10:57 - Q: Do you feel a sense of urgency amongst college students in terms of gaining financial control of their future self?
13:51 - Discussing about educating students about investing and trading tools available to them
15:40 - Most popular questions among WVU college financial literacy students
19:00 - How to prepare for stock market corrections and recessions
21:04 - Q: What is one takeaway from teaching college students that you would want to see taught in high school classrooms?
24:55 - Q: What is Finance University?
28:35 - Q: What impact do you hope the program has across the state?
30:12 - Q: Why should educators attend the Finance University conference?
31:15 - Favorite moment from Finance University conference
32:39 - Shoutout to NextGen Finance and Tim Ranzetta
33:22 - Q: What does CFP stand for and why does it matter?
35:14 - Q: What advice would you give to your younger self with what you know now?
37:25 - Thank you, Naomi!

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