
Robert Leonard chats with Kelly Lannan about what Fidelity is and what the company does, what the four ways are that young investors are learning about finances, what she is finding as the main reasons why people haven’t started focusing on their money yet, and much, much more! Kelly Lannan is the Vice President of the Young Investors at Fidelity Investments. She is driven to educate and inspire young adults to get more engaged with their finances so, when they're faced with making important life decisions, they feel confident in their money smarts. Kelly discusses different topics on financial literacy such as tackling student loan debt, putting together a budget, evaluating a job offer, and starting to invest. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 02:10 - What is Fidelity and what does the company do? 03:45 - Four ways that young investors are learning about finances 11:15 - The most common questions Kelly gets from the young adults about finance 15:52 - Main reasons why the people haven’t started focusing on their money yet 17:41 - Why Kelly thinks there has been a huge increase in the number of retail investors 23:22 - How the pandemic impacted the way young adults think about their money 25:26 - Unique challenges young adults face today 27:51 - Key differences between how Gen Z and Millennials approach their money and investing 29:46 - How to evaluate job offers and what to look at besides salary 33:18 - Start investing vs. paying off debt first 43:02 - The biggest things Kelly has learned from all her work at Fidelity 45:37 - Action Plan for listeners 50:18 - Kelly’s question for Robert ✔️ Subscribe to Millennial Investing podcast show: https://open.spotify.com/show/7dnn22EWyo6MLsPaR492BM 🖊️ Access our free show notes and transcript here: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/millennial-investing/young-investors ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ LISTEN 🎧 TO OTHER SHOWS FROM OUR NETWORK: ₿ If you're interested in Bitcoin, checkout our Bitcoin Fundamentals podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F8wOLjjwNCM5B1qFdrtTdTZ 📚 Dive into value investing and learn more about billionaires with our We Study Billionaires podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F9dDPFYGAHRbrWoToCe2uoU 🏘 Learn the ins and outs of real estate investing with our Real Estate 101 podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F8Yw_8xO2nk-RD7fhb3yktn 💸 Get introduced to the world of investing with our Millennial Investing podcast show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xlkwLDH1F_p00VYv3psJ8rhDAGOvR5W ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA📱: 💻 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theinvestorspodcast/ 👔 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-investor's-podcast/ 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TIP_Network ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ 📥 Download Stig & Preston's 1-page checklist for finding great stock picks: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/form-youtube-checklist/ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ❗ DISCLAIMER: This show is for entertainment purposes only. Before making any decisions consult a professional. This show is copyrighted by The Investor’s Podcast Network. Written permission must be granted before syndication or rebroadcasting.