• 0:00~0:59 – Introduction
• 0:59~1:43 – Where Nick works
• 1:43~3:21 – Interest in teaching
• 3:21~4:41 – Transition to teach personal finance
• 4:41~6:12 – Building a personal finance course
• 6:12~9:23 – Three important lessons
• 9:23~11:41 – Describes students at Hopkins Academy
• 11:41~13:49 – What worries his students
• 13:49~14:40 – How he teaches taxes
• 14:40~19:38 – How he teaches investing
• 19:38~22:22 – The stock market
• 22:22~23:21 – Where did the nickname, Sir Simmons come from?
• 23:21~29:17 – How did personal finance become a graduation requirement at his school?
• 29:17~29:34 – A word from our sponsor, Next Gen Personal Finance
• 29:34~32:33 – Favorite lesson
• 32:33~34:00 – How he uses technology as a tool
• 34:00~36:46 – Web design
• 36:46~38:13 – Keeping up to date on financial matters
• 38:13~40:13 – Favorite sources
• 40:13~41:06 – Best purchase under $10
• 41:06~42:02 – Favorite book
• 42:02~44:36 – Favorite story to tell his students
• 44:36~48:29 – Student debt
• 48:29~48:59 – Weekly text
• 48:59~50:19 – Summer plans
• 50:19~51:01 – Conclusion

About the Author

Tim Ranzetta

Tim's saving habits started at seven when a neighbor with a broken hip gave him a dog walking job. Her recovery, which took almost a year, resulted in Tim getting to know the bank tellers quite well (and accumulating a savings account balance of over $300!). His recent entrepreneurial adventures have included driving a shredding truck, analyzing executive compensation packages for Fortune 500 companies and helping families make better college financing decisions. After volunteering in 2010 to create and teach a personal finance program at Eastside College Prep in East Palo Alto, Tim saw firsthand the impact of an engaging and activity-based curriculum, which inspired him to start a new non-profit, Next Gen Personal Finance.

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