EP 00: Welcome to EFES!

Hello! and welcome to Everyday Finance and Economics with the Siglers! The podcast where we discuss what you need to know about personal finance and economics and give you practical advice on how to get started and be smart with your money.


This episode is an introduction of the two cohosts, Glenn and Christina Sigler, as well as an overview of the podcast and some topics we'll be discussing. Join us in two weeks when we start our regular programming off with a tax episode!


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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:08):
Welcome to everyday finance and economics with the
Sigler's the podcast where wediscuss what you need to know
about personal finance andeconomics and give you practical
advice on how to get started andbe smart with your money.

Speaker 2 (00:21):
Well, we are your hosts, Glenn and Christina we'll
start our regular programming intwo weeks.
But before that, we wanted tocome on and introduce ourselves.
So why don't you start us off,Christina?

Speaker 1 (00:32):
Hi everyone.
I'm Christina Sigler.
Glenn is my dad.
So yes, I will be referring tohim as dad during the podcast.
I grew up in Memphis, Tennessee,and now I'm a freshman at Duke
university.
As you can imagine, this hasbeen a pretty weird year to
start college, but I'm enjoyingit so far.
Uh, I'm an economics major witha finance concentration, and

(00:54):
since I'm new to adulthood, I'malso going to be learning along
with you guys about personalfinances.

Speaker 2 (01:00):
Hello everyone.
I'm Glen Sigler.
Christina's dad.
I grew up in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, and now reside in
the Memphis area.
I'm currently the VP ofenterprise analytics for all SAC
, the fundraising and awarenessarm of St.
Jude children's researchhospital.
I've worked both in corporateand investment finance, and also
worked in business valuationover the course of my career.

(01:22):
I have an MBA withconcentrations in finance and
strategy masters in dataanalytics, JD, and a bachelor's.

Speaker 1 (01:29):
Okay, dad.
So what is this podcast going tobe about?
What are, what are we doinghere?

Speaker 2 (01:35):
Well, look, we're going to start out with the
basics, practical, personalfinance advice for those just
starting out.
Our goal is to educate and makepeople feel more confident about
their ability to manage money.
First.
We also need to make sureeverybody knows we are not
financial advice.

(01:55):
And, and so if you need to goout and find in certain success
situation, you need to go outand find professionals that will
have specific information aboutyour particular, um, financial
situation.
Uh, for most people they learnmoney management and personal

(02:18):
financial habits within a closecircle of family and friends.
Most of us really take our corefinancial habits at, uh, at very
early ages.
And research indicates that formost of us, those habits are
formed in the age range of sevento 10.
However, uh, our financial livescan be a great deal, more

(02:39):
complicated now than when wewere very much more complicated.
Yes.
So what happens when the fatherwho spends his career in finance
and analytics has a daughter whochooses the major in economics?
Well, the short answer for youis you get this and what you'll

(03:00):
hear over the coming sessionsare some of the discussions that
we ha we're having as a familyto explore and educate our
listeners and ourselves on thispersonal finance and economics
journey.
We'll navigate several issuesthat each of us have to deal
with that sometime or another.
Welcome to personal finance andeconomics with the Sigler's.

Speaker 1 (03:25):
Yes.
So over the course of thispodcast, we're going to go
through discuss, explore,discover a wide range of
personal finance and economicstopics.
With the main goal of providingyou with both practical
knowledge you can use to get andstay on the right track with
your finances to secure yourpresent.
And at the same time, we want toenhance your financial literacy

(03:47):
by introducing to you some ofthe terms and concepts of
finance and economics to helpyou prepare for opportunities in
your future.
So every episode, we're going togo through an economic term, a
little definition, and, uh, someof the economic news that's
going on when we record, I justwant to also say up top that
this is a safe space for talkingabout learning about money and

(04:11):
finance.
Um, we're not gonna judge you.
This is just a space forlearning and education.
So feel free to,

Speaker 2 (04:21):
I still have, I still have to say I'm a dad.
And so there's lots of judgment,but I promise I will not change.

Speaker 1 (04:29):
Yeah, you can judge me.
You can, you're only allowed tojudge me, but you can't judge
the news.
Other people

Speaker 2 (04:35):
I promise I'll be yes .

Speaker 1 (04:37):
So we're making this a safe space for all of you.
Maybe not for me, but for all ofyou.
Uh, so some of the topics we'regonna discuss, we're starting up
talk with taxes because taxseason is quickly approaching
budgeting savings and investing,managing debt, understanding
your money habits and thingsthat guide your daily financial
life.
But we're not just stoppingthere because our financial

(05:00):
lives are influenced by alarger, fast paced world, full
of opportunities and pitfalls.
We're going to discuss many ofthose larger influences and what
they could mean to you.
And along the way, we hope toprovide a different perspective
on personal finance and economicforces, as we discuss and learn
together some of the best waysto manage our personal finances,
both old and new, and justprovide a space to talk about

(05:22):
money.
Because a lot of people, a lotof people don't have that after
they just, it like seven to 10,like you said,

Speaker 2 (05:29):
Right?
Yeah.
But, and that drives a lotanxiety for folks.
And again, we're trying to armyou with the tools to go out and
handle your personal financial,

Speaker 1 (05:40):
As they say, knowledge is power.
All right.
So that pretty much wraps it upfor today.
We just wanted to hop on it,introduce ourselves.
Um, if you have any questions atall, or a topic that you think
we should cover, you can [e-mail] and
follow us on Instagram andTwitter at EFS podcast for both.

(06:03):
Uh, don't be afraid to reach outbecause we want to be as helpful
as possible.

Speaker 2 (06:07):
And with that, I look forward to speaking to you all
soon.
Take care, everybody.
Thank you for listening.