Jackie Kenoyer
@jackiekenoyer
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Financial Educator | I teach beginners how to set up a system for their money and build wealth | Formerly a trader, banker, and math teacher
Joined February 2014
I am a financial educator. But I started as a trader, banker, and math teacher. Here's a snippet of my story: Money was tight growing up. My mom was a single mom caring for two kids and her parents. I started working in 7th grade and worked through all of high school and most of college. As a young child, I saw how stressful it was not having a lot of money. I wanted to do whatever I could to make sure I would never have to worry about having enough. I went to UCLA and got my degree in mechanical engineering. After graduating college, I moved to New York and worked on Wall Street on a MBS trading desk. A couple years later, I took a job managing a $500+ million investment portfolio at a bank in San Diego. I was promoted to a senior executive role at the bank and worked closely with the CEO. Working as a Wall Street trader and a bank executive gave me experience and knowledge of finance at the highest level. But years of working long, stressful hours in finance helped me realize there was more to life than making a lot of money. Because of a long-held desire to teach and help others, I quit the bank in 2012 and began teaching math at an inner-city high school in downtown Los Angeles. Teaching students who lived in poverty was a life-changing experience. Even though it was the hardest job I’ve ever had, it felt good knowing all the long hours I worked was helping others achieve their goals. I taught math until my second son was born at the end of 2016. Since then, I’ve had the privilege of staying home and raising my three kids. I'm a teacher at heart and I love empowering others to do what they don't think is possible. Over the years, many of my friends have asked me for help with their money. It became clear I could have a positive impact by teaching the knowledge and skills I learned in finance. So, I started formally coaching people with their money at the beginning of 2022. Later that year, I also started voluntarily teaching a financial education class at a local nonprofit here in Pasadena. Teaching financial education has become my life's mission. Being financially literate is a must but unfortunately our education system does not equip people to know how to handle their money. I want to address this problem by empowering others to build wealth by mastering the fundamentals of personal finance.
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RT @jackiekenoyer: My favorite way to live a fulfilling life: Turn outside yourself. • Give • Serve • Provide value Do these first,…
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@TheMattViera Take control, move through fear, and prioritize your time wisely. We all need to remind ourselves of these truths so we can live a great life. Great post, Matt!
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@MarketPalmer_ Love this. Love when people mentor and talk about money with others, especially young people. Thank you for sharing!
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My favorite way to live a fulfilling life: Turn outside yourself. • Give • Serve • Provide value Do these first, without being asked, and without expecting anything in return.
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@nickth3kid Credit card companies know exactly what they are doing. They make too much money to not. Earning credit card points should be a by-product of good habits, definitely not your north start.
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@TheKateBernal There's something about writing stuff down that is clarifying and helps release a tight grip.
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@MarketPalmer_ Yes! I teach in person at the nonprofit and then I teach a class online which was started because people I knew wanted to take my class at the nonprofit. 😆 I love teaching, so I'm pretty lucky I get to do this.
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@MarketPalmer_ Having one less decision to make at the beginning of the day is huge for me, especially with 3 kids tugging from the start.
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@CoachRolfes There's *nothing* you can do to make him love you more (or less). Happy Sunday, Coach!
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@JJsFinclub Darn. Sounds like you *already* did the work, so you should drop it anyway! And apparently you can always write about Taylor Swift. 😂
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