Saving & Investing | Spring 2025

While money doesn’t grow on trees, it can grow when you save and invest it wisely, and that growth can be the key to reaching your future financial goals. Knowing how to secure your financial well-being is one of the most important things you’ll ever need in life. In this webinar, we’ll cover the magic of compound interest and explore how to take advantage of this phenomenon for yourself. We’ll also explore different savings and investing vehicles, personal risk tolerance, strategies you can take to mitigate risk, and retirement planning. You should leave this webinar with an understanding of how and where you can invest your money to reach your financial goals. Host: Sarah Alvarado Metzger, Assistant Director of Curriculum and Instruction at the Sokolov-Miller Family Financial and Life Skills Center. This webinar was recorded on April 15th, 2025. The links referenced in the video are listed below: Our website: https://financialliteracy.psu.edu/ Spring 2025 webinar schedule: https://financialliteracy.psu.edu/events Link to schedule a 1:1 financial coaching appointment in Starfish: https://psu.starfishsolutions.com/starfish-ops/dl/instructor/serviceCatalog.html?bookmark=service/213200/schedule Check out our budget tools and more here: https://financialliteracy.psu.edu/resources https://www.nerdwallet.com/calculator/compound-interest-calculator https://www.53.com/content/fifth-third/en/personal-banking/planning/financial-calculators/savings-calculator-with-tax-inflation.html https://www.nerdwallet.com/m/investing/compare-online-brokers-for-ira?utm_source=goog&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=in_mktg_paid_2025_ira&utm_term=ira%20accounts&utm_content=ta&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkuLJ6bzajAMVPXFHAR3L6iIDEAAYAiAAEgJ1tfD_BwE https://investor.vanguard.com/tools-calculators/investor-questionnaire https://www.investopedia.com/roth-ira-withdrawal-rules-4769951