Kids & Teens
Help young people connect earning, saving, spending and giving to everyday choices through age-appropriate conversations and practical activities.
Explore this programFINANCIAL EDUCATION FOR EVERY STAGE OF LIFE
Understand your money. Move your life forward.
Money decisions shape the life you build. Finward Foundation is developing practical financial education for children, families and business owners across the United States—from a first saving goal to retirement and the responsibilities of running a business.
Our first programs are in development.
For young learners. For families. For your next chapter.
Meet FinwardYOUR LEARNING PATH
Start where you are.
Money questions change as life changes. Explore the learning area closest to your next decision.
Family Financial Literacy
Build a clearer picture of household money, compare priorities and turn financial conversations into practical next steps for your family.
Explore this programRetirement Readiness
Explore retirement income, spending needs, workplace benefits and the questions that help turn a distant goal into a more informed plan.
Explore this programBusiness & Tax Education
Connect business records, cash flow and tax questions so you can prepare for better conversations with the professionals who support your business.
Explore this programInsurance & IUL Education
Understand life-insurance protection, policy costs and the difference between contractual guarantees and projections before evaluating an IUL policy.
Explore this programExecutive Bonus Plans
Examine insurance-based executive bonus arrangements, employee ownership and employer responsibilities before considering a benefit for key people.
Explore this programCash Balance Retirement Plans
Explore cash balance pensions, employer funding commitments and employee benefits with the questions needed for a careful professional review.
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THE FINWARD APPROACH
Money questions deserve clear answers.
A first paycheck. A family budget. A business decision. A conversation about retirement.
We begin with everyday questions and explain the concepts behind them, with room to ask, compare and understand.
Our Education Standards- 01
Plain language
Understand the meaning behind financial terms.
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Practical learning
Work through examples connected to real decisions.
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Balanced discussion
Examine costs, limitations and alternatives alongside benefits.
THE LEARNING HUB
Begin with one good question.
Kids & Teens
Talking To Children About Money
Children notice money choices even when adults are not teaching a formal lesson. A trip to a store, a request for a new game or saving for something special can become…
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A Budget That Reflects Real Life
A budget is most useful when it reflects what actually happens in your household. Begin with take-home income and the expenses you can see, rather than a rule about how you…
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Your First Retirement Questions
Before asking which retirement strategy is best, make a list of what you need the strategy to address. Understanding your questions gives a future professional conversation a more useful starting point.
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Reading A Life Insurance Illustration
A life insurance illustration shows policy values under specified assumptions. To read it usefully, begin by separating what the contract guarantees from the values that are not guaranteed.
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LEARN TOGETHER
Bring financial learning to your community.
Schools, libraries, employers and community organizations can help make practical financial education easier to reach.
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