Children’s Episode - Currency and Exchange Rates

06/30/21 • 13 min

Every 10th episode is designed for and hosted by children. In this episode, we talk about living in Japan, different types of currencies, and the exchange rate.

Every 10th episode is designed for and hosted by children. In this episode, we talk about living in Japan, different types of currencies, and the exchange rate.

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Investing Forward - Children’s Episode - Currency and Exchange Rates

Transcript

Linda Rogers: [00:00:00] My name is Linda Rogers, and this is Investing Forward.

Linda Rogers: [00:00:21] This podcast covers ESG integration, green bonds and impact investing, topics I would consider to be fairly advanced. Clients, of course, come to me with all ranges of financial knowledge and because investing is not covered in the U.S. school system, for the most part, a young person's financial knowledge comes down to luck - were they lucky enough