Announcements

7 October 2024 Dollar Mentor is excited to announce that Sanjib Saha, our President and Co-founder, has been honored as a Distinguished Educator of Personal Finance by the national non-profit Next Gen Personal Finance (www.ngpf.org) This lifetime award recognizes the exceptional dedication of its recipients to ongoing learning in real-world financial and investment topics, as well as their commitment to continuously refining their teaching skills.  Sanjib earned this distinction by completing a series of NGPF Certification Courses, each involving hours of collaborative coursework and passing the certification exam on a variety of investment subjects, including: Investing (Introductory and Advanced) Behavioral…

31 August 2024 Four years ago today, the three of us came together to start Dollar Mentor—a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to providing free financial and investment education to individuals and families. Our inspiration stemmed from our own journey in learning to manage finances and investments independently. Despite the abundance of investment books and online resources, we realized that many people struggle to learn effectively and put their knowledge into practice. When we spoke with friends and acquaintances, we noticed a common theme: confusion or misinformation about investments and uncertainty about where or how to begin. Yet, for all the…

We are pleased to publish a two-part presentation on Investing for College. If you haven't thought about saving for college for your kids, or don't know how to think about it, these presentations would be a good place to start. Please visit the Presentations page for viewing them.Dollar Mentor team

We are pleased to prepare 3 presentations on Investment Risks and make them available to everyone. Please visit the Presentations page for viewing them.Dollar Mentor team

We are pleased to prepare 3 presentations for Financial / Investment Planning and make them available to everyone. Please visit the Presentations page for viewing them.Dollar Mentor team

We are pleased to introduce our Ask, Learn, Share initiative to everyone. It's an interactive session to discuss specific topics with the session hosts and other participants. Think of it as a free-format, open-ended discussion to address the top questions on the topic. You can ask questions, share your own perspectives and learning, or do both. Interested? We meet up online for an hour every first Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm PST. If you'd like to join us, simply reach out to us for the video-chat instructions. Check out the next meetup date and topic, as well as…

A few of us, passionate about financial education, had long been wanting to do something to help others get better with their finances and money matters. We believe that financial education is an essential ingredient of a balanced and satisfying life. We think that with a little help, nudge, and mentoring, everyone can easily learn enough and take more informed financial decisions for their wellbeing. Dollar Mentor is our effort towards this mission. We are in the process of incorporating Dollar Mentor as a nonprofit and tax-exempt organization, and complete the necessary formalities before we can start the actual work…