Report on the Financial Literary Program

16th January, 2020

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Financial literacy is based upon providing individuals sound financial knowledge and skills so that they can make informed financial decisions and take effective actions regarding their personal money management. However, the underlying message is aimed to adjust people's core attitudes and beliefs, so that a change in financial behaviour can help them reach a future of financial freedom and security.

We all know that our society is built on credit. It is a normal practice for most of us to borrow money to finance our current needs with the hope of future repayment. We borrow money in the form of student loans - to finance educational cost; credit cards and private loans - to finance consumer purchases; and mortgages - to finance homes. Acquiring debts is a big part of who we are as a nation. In recent years, people began to question the value of acquiring material possessions at the expense of financial security and freedom. Even if you get all of the financial education available in the world, financial literacy is not achieved unless you make the commitment to develop and follow a budget, set and achieve goals, and turn your investment into assets. When such knowledge leads to action and changes in behaviour, we can say that financial education turns into financial literacy.

In order to educate the staff and to help them manage their finances, The Management of SJC Hassan, decided to invite Mr Vinod Tantri, Founder of Knowledge Bell, to conduct a Financial Literacy Program in the college premises. The Session was organised on 16th January 2020 in the college auditorium. Mr Vinod Tantri is an accomplished financial service professional with experience spreading across NBFC's, mutual funds and wealth management. He and his team have conducted over 1000 Investor Awareness programs and about 200 wealth management workshops across the country. Mr Vinod is a MBA graduate, a certified Chartered Wealth Manager, Investment advisor, Life coach, Wealth coach and a NLP practitioner.

The session was really very interactive and informative which gave an in-depth insight into the world of investment. Real life examples with a touch of humour made the session worthwhile listening to. About 30 staff members were present for the session and most of them were inspired to invest in mutual funds after the session.