What is a Financial Educator?

December 05, 2013

A few weeks ago, I wrote about my journey towards a career in financial education. But now whenever people ask me what I do, I always prepare for a longer conversation than if I were to say I’m a lawyer or I work for Google. If I say I’m a financial planner, people assume I’m selling something. If I say I’m a financial educator, people assume I teach at a school or university. To understand financial education, let’s take a look at how it relates to financial media, sales, and advice since I have some experience with each of them: Continue reading “What is a Financial Educator?”