The coronavirus pandemic has forced many schools to abruptly educate from a distance. Today, we spoke with Jackie Aguilera, Project Manager Mayors office for Adult Literacy and former CEO of EastSide University, a longtime nationally recognized leader in mobile learning and digital innovation. In April, we visited with Jackie. This…
College is one of the biggest investments that families make, and yet many students spend much of their time in college figuring out what they want to do. There’s very little time between high school and college to explore career interests. 30% of undergrads change their major at least once…
It's true that Maria Konnikova had never actually played poker before and didn't even know the rules when she approached Erik Seidel, Poker Hall of Fame inductee and winner of tens of millions of dollars in earnings, and convinced him to be her mentor. But she knew her man: a…
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the United States reached a wind power generating capacity of 82,000 megawatts in 2016. That year over 8,200 megawatts of wind capacity was installed, with the top states in terms of capacity being Texas, Iowa, Oklahoma, California, and Kansas. The first commercial offshore…
How can business leaders and every day people prepare for unforeseen crisis situations, like COVID-19? How do you balance multiple businesses and build a solid foundation? Telehealth is proving itself to be the future of medicine and a new tele-wound care platform. Dr. Jonathan Johnson, MD, MBA, CWSP, also known…
Older adults are less likely to have a will: The number of older and middle-aged adults with estate planning documents dropped by 20% and 25% since 2019, respectively. Kim Hegwood knows the importance of establishing a legacy for you and your loved ones. Seeing her grandparents struggle with the ins-and-outs…
"You can’t have a win/win scenario in poker because of the way the game is designed. In economic and game theory we call this a zero-sum game." - Sarah Nadav That’s what we are looking at with the COVID-19 response. Countries are putting people on lockdown because the virus either…
"The near-nationwide lockdown intended to slow the spread of COVID-19 has created “a perfect macroeconomic storm” that’s put the U.S. on track for a depression worse even than the Great Depression — it is therefore “idiotic exuberance” to invest in the market now" -Boston University economics professor Laurence Kotlikoff in…
Some business owners cycle endlessly from crisis to crisis. We spoke with bestselling author Mike Michalowicz about his new book Fix This Next, which helps business owners set priorities that move their company forward. https://fixthisnext.com/ More about Houston Money Week visit: www.Houstonmoneyweek.org http://www.cheatsheet.com/personal-finance/how-schools-can-improve-their-personal-finance-education.html/ Financial Advisor Magazine Articles: http://www.fa-mag.com/news/advisors-stay-the-course-amid-monday-s-market-drop-22864.html?section=3 http://www.fa-mag.com/news/on-it-s-80th-anniversaryadvisors-consider-social-security-s-impactfuture-22784.html?section=3 You…
A little bit of planning can have a big impact on the lives of your loved ones after you pass away. We spoke with Jennifer Gumbel of An Organized (after)Life about the important steps you can take now - even if you're not wealthy. anorganizedafterlife.com More about Houston Money Week…
Covid 19 Response Special Edition - Staying Active, Mobile and Fit during the Stay at Home Order W/ Professor Pablo Silva and Kailiee Wong At this point many of us are restless, anxious and bored. We might be going a little stir crazy. We have that feeling like we want…
A former FBI agent shares his simple but powerful toolkit for assessing who you can trust - and who you can't. We also talked about how to transition from face to face interactions to the new online meeting during Covid-19 quarantine. Predicting the behavior of others is an urgent need…
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