Tooth Fairy Finances: How to Raise Financially-Savvy Children with Deana Healy from Ameriprise

Teaching kids the value of money and about finances can be a challenge but our expert guest today has some many great ways to help with that. Some of what you'll hear in this mini episode includes: What is the average payout from the Tooth Fairy? How can parents raise financially savvy children? How can parents take control of their finances? Where can we go for more information? From prioritizing college tuition to choosing how to compensate their children, a new study from Ameriprise reveals the financial pressures parents are facing to provide their children with the best life possible. Many parents worry the tradeoffs they're making now will impact their long-term financial futures. The research also revealed opportunities for parents to shore up their own finances. Parents & Finances Study Insights: 7 out of 10 parents (72%) experience parental guilt with more than a third (35%) putting pressure on themselves to be the perfect parent. Most parents (70%) involve their children in family financial decisions to help instill values and half (49%) started investing for their children's future before they turned five. Fun Fact: Do You Know the Average Payout of a Tooth Fairy Visit? Almost all parents (96%) enlist the "Tooth Fairy" to help fill their children's piggy banks. On average, the Tooth Fairy pays $5 per tooth. About Deana Healy: Deana Healy, CFP® is Vice President, Financial Planning & Advice for Ameriprise Financial. Healy and her team are responsible for executing the overall financial advice strategy at Ameriprise, which enables the firm's more than 10,000 financial advisors to help clients meet their goals with confidence. In this role, Healy also leads Advice Operations, Advice Policy, and the Advice Sales Enablement Team, helping advisors efficiently and compliantly engage with clients. She has nearly 25 years of experience within the financial services industry. She is on the board of The Nijuba Project, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of underprivileged Ugandan children through quality education, health and well-being. Healy is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM professional. She holds a Master of Arts from Princeton University and a Bachelor of Arts from Wellesley College. About the Research The Parents & Finances research was created by Ameriprise Financial and conducted online by Artemis Strategy Group from January 3-31, 2025, among 3,010 American parents with at least one child age newborn to 30. Parents who are between ages 25-29 have $50,000 or more in investable assets, while parents ages 30+ have $100,000 or more. For more information visit ameriprise.com. Please leave a 5-star review or thumbs up so we can reach more parents like you! Subscribe to our podcast by sending an email to [email protected] For more expert interviews, fun activities and story time podcasts, please visit our website at https://www.teachingyourtoddler.com/ All our shows are posted as videos as well on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@UCn6KENOPvdf6c_m9DNvsNtQ Find us on social media here: Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TeachingYourToddler X/twitter at https://x.com/TeachingToddler Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/teachingyourtoddler/ To support great future content, please click here and help us out with a $5 gift: glow.fm/teachingyourtoddler Leave us a 5-star Review and comment your ideas for future shows! #parenting #toddlers #moms #momlife #kids #podcast #toddlerlife #education