Steve Lear

What truly drives job satisfaction?

Catalyst for Systems Change is empowering young people to shape real-world policy.

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A simple worksheet exercise could completely change how you see your money.

Steve Lear joined Chaska High School teacher Jeff Rydland at the DECA State Career Development Conference on March 1-3, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Minneapolis.

Steve delivered an entertaining seminar to members of Delta Sigma Pi, the co-ed professional business fraternity at the Carlson School of Management. He took students through the Game of Life—the Financial Edition—by walking them through a timeline of the money decisions they’ll face at major life milestones.

Steve Lear was recently a guest instructor for the Mastering Finances: Jewishly! course at Chabad – The Rohr Center for Jewish Student Life at the University of Minnesota.

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Learn how you might be sabotaging your efforts to spend and save wisely.

How do we prepare young people for work in the age of transformative AI?

KSTP-TV reporter Brett Hoffland recently dropped in on a high school personal finance class in Eagan. Hear what students and teachers have to say about this new required course.

On February 20th, Steve Lear joined high school juniors and seniors from Bloomington Public Schools for the Bloomington Empowers Networking and Leadership Conference.

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We’re expanding our financial literacy resources with a new monthly blog series from Chelle Gonzo of Money Nudges. In her debut post, Chelle breaks down how to write meaningful goals — and, more importantly, how to achieve them.

Fraud doesn’t start with criminals. It starts with people who were never taught how money actually works.