Welcome to the BMO Head of the Class podcast, a series that explores financial matters for students across Canada.
BMO released a study that showed Canada’s post-secondary students are thinking hard about the future: statistics showed that 99 per cent of those surveyed have post-graduation life on their minds. In particular, graduating students or recent grads are considering what to do next, including starting a career, pursuing further education, buying a first home and paying down student debt among their top goals within the next one to five years.
Join host Lesley Scorgie, author of Rich by Thirty: A Young Adult’s Guide to Financial Success, and founder of Rich by Inc., as she chats with university students, digging deep into what they think about our current economic state, their financial plans, and what they think the future holds for them.
Episode 1, Part 1 – Meet the Grads
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In part one of this three-part episode, Lesley talks to Robin Greschner, a recent Queen’s University graduate, and Jordan Brown, a University of Saskatchewan student who is one year away from graduation. Together they discuss what their plans are for the future and how they plan on managing student debt.
Running Time: 13:48 minutes
Episode 1, Part 2 – Money Management Matters
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Lesley continues the discussion with Robin Greschner and Jordan Brown in part two of this three-part podcast, talking about where they learned about money matters, what they think they could be doing better to manage their finances and what concerns they have over Canada’s current economy.
Running Time: 17:05 minutes
Episode 1, Part 3 – Get a Head Start!
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In the conclusion of this three-part podcast, Lesley talks to Robin Greschner and Jordan Brown about the importance of having a mentor, getting an early start on retirement planning, and how to budget for the future. The two grads conclude by providing their top pieces of advice to listeners.
Running Time: 16:22 minutes
