FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — It’s never too early to think about your financial future — a message the Academy of Financial Education is driving home.<\/p>\n
“What makes our program a little more unique is behavioral finance,” says Samuel Molinca, Academy of Financial Education CEO. “We want to help people understand where their behaviors come from.”<\/p>\n
Comprised of 12 classes for youth and adults, the financial literacy program introduces key personal finance concepts.<\/p>\n
“We always talk about how to grow your money — it’s so fun and exciting, but you also have to protect it,” Molina said.<\/p>\n
Molina says more often than not, a person’s financial decisions are based on ways a person’s parents handled money.<\/p>\n
Once financial behavior is determined, the course moves to aligning values and goals surrounding money.<\/p>\n
Molina says financial experiences can happen at a young age.<\/p>\n
He says consider including your child in tax and financial planning meetings.<\/p>\n
“Even as young as four or five, my mom took me to the bank, set me up with a savings account, and of course, I didn’t know then that was setting me up for success,” Molina said.<\/p>\n
The course also includes investment planning and cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n
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