Mac Gardner, CFP®, Author, and Founder at FinLit Tech

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Patricia O’Connell interviews Mac Gardner about FinLit Tech. They discuss Mac’s two books, and how his career in financial planning led him to write these educational books and start FinLit Tech to promote financial literacy for children. Mac discusses the lack of financial education in the American education system, the tremendous cost to society of financial illiteracy, and the role parents can play in providing financial literacy for their children. He explains the educational offerings he has in place and planned roll-outs for children and adults.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen in to learn more about FinLit Tech and teaching financial literacy.</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /> <br /></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></span></h1> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[:22] Patricia O’Connell introduces Mac Gardner, Founder of FinLit Tech, a company that uses the four money bears (Save, Spend, Invest, and Give), to teach children financial literacy.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[:50] Mac Gardner’s first book was</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Motivate Your Money!</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The book shared wisdom Mac had gathered in over 20 years in the financial industry. One of Mac’s clients then asked him to write a similar book for elementary school children. He did so and called it</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Four Money Bears,</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">using bears to teach about spending, saving, investing, and giving.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[2:28] The book is about a family of bears, Papa, Mama, and the Baby Bears, with Papa teaching his children the four functions of money. It is the story of Mac teaching his children to manage money.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[4:40] To introduce investment to students, Mac holds up a $100 bill and asks how they would use it. Afte