How to make finance beautiful | Anne Johnston | TEDxAlexanderPark
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- The Great Wealth Transfer has begun. Trillions of dollars are changing hands in the U.S. as older generations pass on their assets to younger ones. However, traditional financial education has often failed to effectively engage people, in particular - women and younger generations - who may perceive finance as overwhelming, confusing, and even boring! Whether you personally expect to inherit money, or not, it benefits all of us for the next generation to be empowered and engaged in their financial lives. What if instead the world of finance was clear, approachable, and beautiful? In this talk, Anne Johnston - founder & managing director of Created Wealth Advisory - uses creative tools like visuals, stories, metaphors, games, and music to illustrate a fresh approach to financial education. Anne B. Johnston is the founder and managing director of Created, a boutique wealth advisory. She believes that if we can make the world of finance clear, approachable, and beautiful, then people will engage with their financial lives and become more powerful. Anne was named one of Forbes America’s Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors, and one of The Most Influential Wealth Managers in Los Angeles by the LA Business Journal. Her recent CNBC piece “Women, let’s talk about money” reflects her mission: to help people clarify their vision of freedom and fulfillment so they can focus their resources on what's really important to them. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
"Finance is beautiful" - who knew? The way she simplified everything makes me feel like I can actually take charge of my financial life.
Asking the question of "Is that belief serving you?" and then rewording it is actually amazing.
Thank you so much for your comment! I'm so glad the question resonated with you.
Honestly, the way she compares finances to a garden was genius. Makes me feel like I can be more patient with my financial growth and not expect everything to happen all at once.
So thrilled you connected with that metaphor! Thank you so much for watching and for your comment.
Honestly, this needs to be talked about more! I really do want to be more financially savvy, but so many people make it so confusing!
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Fin Rock Rocks!!! Well done, Anne. You really changed our perspective about how to engage with our financial lives.
I’m a writer/director and I love the idea of connecting creativity to our finances. Never thought about it that way before but it makes it so much more interesting especially for me.
Thrilled it resonated! Blending creativity with finance makes it more engaging, doesn’t it?
@@AnneBollin it really does!
Her story about how she used to avoid talking about money because of her grandmother’s influence was so relatable! Breaking those old habits is tough but necessary
The analogy of talking to a mechanic and being like "just make it go" is pretty bang on how I feel when people talk finance with me lol
Wow! I am absolutely blown away by the incredible creativity and brilliance of this talk. For the first time in my life I feel motivated to learn about finance. With practice and focus I can learn anything. Including finance. I’m about to turn myself into a Finance Queen!!! Fin Rock Rocks! And so do you!
That 'CLICK' at 2:47 was crisp as F.
I grew up with the conditioning that talking about money is taboo, so the idea of rewriting my financial story is really empowering! Thank you, will definitely be revisiting this.
This is amazing! Money stories, values, education, all in a creative and awesome way!
Thank you Derek!!
You really hit the nail on the head, Anne. Much to think about and more importantly, much to put into action.
Anne - You are rocking it! This is the direction that financial advice needs to take. You are giving people the metric on how to look at their what their advisor should do for them. Using your money as a flow of your values and intentions - Keep singing the tune girl, the choir is growing!
The analogy of finance as a garden really clicked for me! It’s a great way of showing how financial growth takes time and care, just like anything else in life
So much of this rings true for me, I have a family friend in finance and the first time I ever got a big chunk of money I was like "how do I do that thing rich people do where they take money and turn it into more money" hahah definitely checked out as he was explaining it to me though
Loved what she said about our money stories/early experiences and how to rewrite them.... I feel like every time I have savings or just good cash flow my spending immediately goes up because growing up the family motto was very much "money is for spending!" But now trying to have financial security that is obviously not serving me.
Man this chick is awesome and that guitar is so cool!
Thank you :) You rock!
You are amazing!! Thanks for changing the way we think about finances!
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This is the kind of financial education we needed in school. Where was she when I was growing up lmao
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I had no idea about the great wealth transfer! So cool that that's happening
Great talk, Anne. I could never call finance beautiful, but I do think knowledge and wisdom about financial maters is as important as knowing and making judgment about what we eat, what we cook, how we wash laundry and buy cars, etc., etc., etc.
Best to you, Fran
I love how you’ve reimagined finance as something creative and accessible.. it's a far shout from the usual gatekeeping of people in finance that's for sure
I never thought of finance as something that could be described as beautiful, but you’ve definitely opened my eyes... the connection between finances and living a fulfilled life is really difficult to ignore
the part where you compared financial jargon to Shakespeare was spot on! It’s so true that financial advisors often speak in a language that’s hard to follow. We definitely need more transparency
INCREDIBLE! Take it to the top! The world needs you ◡̈
Making personal finance approachable and yes, beautiful is essential to embrace! Great message and energy to engage everyone to listen! I hope this is the beginning of a series showing us all how to match Aspiration with our financial journey! Thank you, Anne for leading the way to better engagement of us all! It is essential to talk about money, share good ideas, and patiently explain why some things are just bad ideas.....no matter how much someone tries to sell us 'snake oil'. Excited to see what's next!
So great. Well done. Can’t wait to send this to my friends who need to hear it. Rock on!
You are a rock star!
Amazing to see this video up, Fin Rocks Rocks! You have such a great perspective that moved and touched so many people who saw this live. Excited to see it spread! 🔥🔥🔥
I have never seen such a unique, creative, and FUN approach to finance -- this is the future for sure! Thanks for sharing your wisdom and message with us!!! *sharing with all my friends*
YESSS! Love that. My pleasure Lara!
Sharing this for sure, I love her vibe and it's actually so wholesome that she's trying to make finance accessible for everyone when generally that's not something those in finance want to do. At least not in my experience lol
Love this message! We ALL need to hear this perspective on money, finance, wealth. And adding the perspective of creativity is eye-opening and exciting.
Thank you so much for watching, Rochelle. So exciting to think about all the ways we can use our creativity to bring this subject to life!
You add to the beauty, Anne! Glad to know you. Phenomenal talk and appreciate your advocacy of finance. Values and narratives are so key to explore, understand, and live out.
Sarah thank you so much. It's a joy to know you
Thank you for putting these ideas out there! One of the big challenges when working with folks is helping them engage with their finances in a way that feels approachable and exciting for them. I love these ideas of using visuals, stories, metaphors, games, and music to help clients get excited about pursuing their financial goals.
Anne - you are an inspiration and I admire how you creatively share about a subject that is so intimidating to most. Appreciate your authenticity and powerful msg! ❤
Great job, Anne! This talk is fantastic.
The idea that finance is a tool to express values is new to me but I love it! It really changes the way I think about money and wealth
Love it!!
Incredible! You are a force, Anne.
ROCK ON! Thank you for pioneering change for a fun and beautiful financial future for us all. Fin Rock Rocks!
Really glad to hear her talk about the language of finance and how professionals can forget that they have that training and other people don't know what tf they're talking about
Amazing job, Anne! Congratulations - what a great accomplishment! Very well done. 🙂
It's actually so nice to hear someone talk about finance in a way that’s not intimidating and I agree I think more people would engage with their finances if it was presented like this
I'm overwhelmed at how great this is.
I appreciate her trying to make finance more engaging, using music and games to could be a great way of making this stuff stick in peoples minds better!
Thank you! That’s exactly the goal-making finance engaging. I’m so glad it resonated!
This is a seriously impressive thing she's undertaking because finance and the world of money is inherently uqly
This is absolutely incredible! Way to take the finance topic and make it exciting and BEAUTIFUL!
Congratulations, Anne! You are a star!
The way she talked about values and aligning them with your money is something I’ve never considered before. Definitely gave me a lot to think about!
Such an important message!
I appreciate such creativity around this subject! I always thought it was meant to be something that required a lot of precision and discipline but I'm happy to have that perception changed!
The metaphors about gardening really resonated with me. It makes the idea of managing finances feel more organic (pardon the pun) and less daunting.
Thank you so much for taking the time to comment. Thrilled the gardening metaphor resonated with you!
@@AnneBollin thanks haha and thank you for the reply!
Amazing! Love your energy and delivery.
Thank you!!
This is such a refreshing approach! Making finance relatable through metaphors and stories could be so helpful for people who've previously felt left out of financial discussions
Thrilled to hear you found the approach refreshing :) So appreciate you taking the time to comment.
Great Anne! Clear, approachable and beautiful presentation. Plus a very cool green guitar! I love the way you explain financial stories. Thanks for sharing,
People really need to engage with their finances, most are concerned with looking wealthy rather then being wealthy.
I agree especially about changing some of the language, people just tune out once they hear a word they don't understand
Using stories and personal experiences to connect with finances is brilliant. I’ve always been intimidated by money talk, but thinking about my financial story might help me approach it differently
What an important mindset to have in this day and time. Very helpful and inspiring, Anne! Finance is beautiful!!
Definitely guilty of thinking finance is cold and impersonal but loved that she brought her personality into it
Very true what she says around the 5:10 about monologue vs dialogue!
Great work on such an important topic. Appreciated this perspective 🙏.
So great, Anne! Anything to give people more power over their lives. Thank you! 👍👍
super! thank you
I’m still on the fence about whether finance can really be “fun,” but I can’t deny that this talk made it a lot more approachable.
Loved the idea of the values game! Aligning financial decisions with personal values could really help people stay motivated and committed to their financial goals.
Hahaha man she is so cool! Would love to learn more from her, I think she's really nailed how to connect with people
She is a beautiful, inspirational person, that's how she makes it beautiful. Probably does it with every area of her life.
Such a unique and creative perspective!
Brilliant, I am sharing
Very cool - and love the vibe of the music.
Thrilled to hear it! :)
I agree about the jargon that financial planners use. It is super confusing and honestly a lot of the time it feels intentional.
Man there's such a push for this atm, this is like the 4th talk in a row I've gotten about how to make finance more engaging! This was the most actually interesting one though lol
I agree finance should be accessible to everyone... this isn't exactly the approach I would take but if it helps people then it's valuable!
I never thought I'd hear a TEDx talk with a mix of finance and music, but somehow it worked! Lol a refreshing approach for sure
Talent talent talent
She's so endearing. Thoroughly enjoyable and educational.
Finance has always scared me, but your talk made it seem a bit more approachable.
Never thought about how our stories of money dictate how we think about money!
What is 1 action you can take to align your resources with this value in the next 12 months? This question got me thinking really hard re-evaluate everything!
Love the riff
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Much needed, especially considering how much money is about to swap hands and be controlled by women
Your comparison of financial language to Shakespeare made me chuckle, but it’s also very true. More professionals should take note and simplify their communication
Thank you, Anne.
I think a lot of the issues have is based on just avoiding engaging with their money beyond what they absolutely have to do. Like they see it as something really scary and overwhelming so the guards just go up around trying to really learn and engage with it
Definitely a good attempt at making finance more approachable but I think there's a reason it's historically been reserved for people with a knack for numbers...
Love it, thank you! I might just give this values game a try to see if it helps me get a better handle on my money
Nailed it with the Shakespeare reference haha financial jargon feels like a different language
Thanks for turning something boring and scary into something fun and engaging. Bet the clients are falling over themselves to work with you.
I liked the song, gunna sing it to my husband until we sort out our budget.
Love this!
I think a lot of this is because the general public don't speak the language of finance and those in the finance industry don't often approach it the way she is. A lot of the times it feels pretty gate-kept.
I don't want to say how old I am, but I've been a financial ostriches with my head in the sand my whole life and now I feel the coming years are going to be really hard and it's too late for me to be comfortable in my later years.
I think people get so freaked out and take it so seriously because we've been conditioned to think that _not_ having money is the worst thing imaginable!
thats talent😄😄😄
I think the concept of using games and music to engage people in finance is innovative, but I wonder how practical it is for everyone... some people are up for the challenge and might actually prefer that traditional kind of "serious" approach
Finance has always scared the shyt outta me lol it just seems like so much responsibility
Some people are just more geared towards understanding this stuff than others. Not sure how trying to make it beautiful would help
The song was a little tough to listen to, but she's definitely engaging.
How much should you expect to pay for a consultation with a financial advisor and how many times would the average person need to see one?
I’m still not convinced that finance can or should be ‘beautiful.’ To me, it’s about making smart, informed decisions, and that doesn’t require any extra fluff