Everyone has financial questions. We just don’t know enough to even ask a detailed question. We all want to know more but where to start? There seems to be so many confusing terms. Who has time to figure all of this out?
This course was built to address the financial questions that are unavoidable in the first 18 months of graduating college, if not sooner.
This is like drivers' education in high school. Drivers Ed did not teach you how to build a car or become a professional race car driver. It taught you what you needed to know to make a car go where you wanted to go; not break any laws and not hitting anything. We are going to do the same thing but with your money decisions. The truth is that other than highlighting a bunch of boomer concerns, most financial literacy courses today are long on theory and short on practical how-to information.
Elven Riley is a veteran technology and financial executive with over 55 years of experience spanning investment banking, enterprise architecture, and capital markets technology. He has consulted for major global institutions including Citi, UBS, Deutsche Bank, Moody's, and Verizon, advising C-suite leaders on IT strategy, infrastructure, and regulatory automation. As founder of Madison Consulting Partners, he led high-impact initiatives in risk management and trade lifecycle integration. His international work across London, Tokyo, and Toronto further broadened his expertise in global financial operations.
Alongside his industry career, Elven served as a professor at Seton Hall University's Stillman School of Business since 2003, where he developed courses in FinTech and securities market operations and founded four specialized academic centers. He is also the author of Unavoidable Money Decisions and has been featured in outlets like WalletHub and The CPA Journal. Guided by the belief that people — not technology — ultimately determine an organization's success, Elven now seeks board service opportunities where his blend of technical depth, strategic thinking, and human-centered leadership can drive meaningful impact in financial services, insurance, and technology sectors.
Module 1 Decision Making
Module 2 Keeping Score
Module 3 Contracts
Module 4 Buying Big
Module 5 Insurance
Module 6 Paychecks
Module 7 Income Taxes
Module 8 Budgets
Module 9 Investing
Module 10 Charity