Young Americans Center for Financial Education has a variety of community partners that collaborate to help each other. One of those partnerships that has developed in recent years is with the Girl Scouts of Colorado. The Girl Scouts A little… Read the rest
The 2014-2015 Youth Advisory Board term is in full-swing, and the 16 members of the board are getting settled into their roles. On Saturday, the board had their third meeting of the year, plus a fun lunch social afterwards. Each… Read the rest
We recently connected with Sam Renick, a long-time fan of financial literacy for young people. He wrote these great words of advice to parents for talking to kids about finances, and generously agreed to let us share his tips here…. Read the rest
My parents had a love-hate relationship with the holidays when I was growing up. I couldn’t understand why they would be stressed about that magical time of year. After all, what’s not to love about snow, hot chocolate, and presents?… Read the rest
Hola! Konnichiwa! Privyet! Shalom! As students, carrying ceremonial flames and flags representing their countries for the day, stand proudly in front of their peers to present greetings in their “native language” during an Olympic themed opening ceremony, I can’t help… Read the rest
Two of the winners of our annual youth business competition, the Celebration for Young Entrepreneurs, were selected over the summer. We asked them each to patiently keep the news quiet so that we could announce them as the winners at our… Read the rest
Each month in Young Americans Bank we focus on one financial concept and talk with all of our customers about it. This month we’re discussing credit: what it is, how you build it, and how you use it. What is… Read the rest
Our popular and unique Second Saturday classes are back this fall. Each month, we host scores of young bank customers and AmeriTowne alums to teach them the next step in their personal finance. Classes are one hour long and focus… Read the rest
