The gap in financial literacy is such a pain point for us as Investopedia because that's what we're here for.

That's why we exist and that's really what gets me up every morning.

Welcome to the Stay Walthy podcast. I'm your host, Taylor Schulte, and today I've got a really special episode for you.

I'm joined by Caleb Silver, the editor-in-chief of investopedia.com, which is one of the largest

financial information and educational websites on the internet. But before I get to that interview,

I want to share a project with you that Caleb and a number of other people recently helped

with called Learn to Money. Learn to Money is owned,

created, and hosted by my friend Tyrone Ross, who you might remember join me on the podcast last

June. Tyrone is one of the kindest, most inspiring, giving, and motivating people I know,

and a lot more people around the world are going to get to

know this amazing human very, very soon, not only because of the Learn to Money project,

but also because he just delivered his very first TED talk, which I cannot wait to watch,

and he has some really big projects up his sleeve. But in short, learn to money is a 10-episode

foundational video curriculum that is aiming to help close the financial literacy gap and improve

financial education around the world, especially in schools and especially for underprivileged

youth. The very first video was recently published,

and while the audio probably doesn't do the video justice, it's just too good not to share

with everybody. So turn your volume up and enjoy this gem.

Like many of you, I grew up in a home that had to operate outside of the traditional financial

system. You cash checks at a check cash in place as opposed to the bank because there's no bank

account or having to use payday loans so that you're able to eat or pay to rent. All I knew

about money is that it was scarce. It was something that was in one hand

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