Mr. Rob Chittom, Vice President and Branch Manager of First Choice Bank - Ecru Branch, gave College and Career Readiness students an eye opening presentation on budgeting, investing, and building wealth. Students were shown how to do a budget on a spreadsheet, learned about traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, 401Ks, mutual funds, and how interest on your investments can compound (especially when you start saving early). Students greatly enjoyed Mr. Chittom entering salaries into an investment calculator and were really amazed to see that even small investments, at a young age, can grow to over a million dollars at the time of retirement! He also spoke to students about the many types of careers there are in banking and emphasized how information technology careers in banking are growing at a fast rate.
We thank Mr. Chittom for volunteering to speak to our College and Career Readiness students during this important week and for his continued assistance and service to our students.