Sound Investing
Sound Investing
Paul Merriman
Office Hours: Teachers Questions Answered
57 minutes Posted Oct 14, 2026 at 8:53 pm.
. My favorite books on saving, investing and index funds 10:583. The best free websites and videos for teachers and students 12:514. How to make inflation real in the classroom — yes, the bubble-gum story 19:195. Why asset classes like small-cap value and large-cap growth behave so differently 25:156. A live walk-through of Morningstar’s style boxes and the chart function 34:457. Advice for reaching first-generation and lower-income students 47:248. What would be the job to suggest to a middle schooler to get them more interested in math and economics?Whether you teach this material or you’re just getting started yourself, I think you’ll find something here you can put to use.Watch video
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In this special office-hours session, Albert and I answer the questions teachers have been sending in across our four NGPF classroom sessions — more than 500 educators strong.We move fast and cover a lot of ground:1. How a young person can open a first investment account (and why $1 is all it takes to start at Fidelity) 02:362. My favorite books on saving, investing and index funds 10:583. The best free websites and videos for teachers and students 12:514. How to make inflation real in the classroom — yes, the bubble-gum story 19:195. Why asset classes like small-cap value and large-cap growth behave so differently 25:156. A live walk-through of Morningstar’s style boxes and the chart function 34:457. Advice for reaching first-generation and lower-income students 47:248. What would be the job to suggest to a middle schooler to get them more interested in math and economics?Whether you teach this material or you’re just getting started yourself, I think you’ll find something here you can put to use.Watch video