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Financial hardship can affect anyone, at any stage of their life. Anyone having difficulty paying bills, loan repayments or debts is likely to be experiencing financial stress. Help and strategies to deal with financial stress are available, but you need to know the right places to look. With language and scenarios relevant to a teenage audience, this is essential viewing to boost the financial confidence of the next generation of earners and consumers. Show Less

Teenage brains are acutely vulnerable to gambling and gaming addiction. And while putting a few dollars on a sporting bet or purchasing a mystery loot box in your favourite gaming app may seem like nothing now, for some these actions are gateways into something much more serious. With language and scenarios relevant to a teenage audience, this is essential viewing to boost the financial confidence of the next generation of earners and consumers. Show Less

Credit is an alluring concept to those who don’t fully understand it, which can lead to significant financial troubles down the road. Looking into different types of credit providers – including buy-now-pay-later schemes – personal loans, payday loans and credit cards, this video considers the benefits and pitfalls of each. With on-screen calculations helping to illustrate key concepts, this is essential viewing to boost the financial confidence of the next generation of earners and consumers. Show Less

When borrowing money from a lender, you know that you will ultimately pay back more than the amount you borrowed. But how do you work out how much more? This involves understanding compound interest and substituting known data into the mathematical formula for calculating it. With on-screen calculations helping to illustrate key concepts, this is essential viewing to boost the financial confidence of the next generation of earners and consumers. Show Less

Scamming, or obtaining someone’s personal information to gain financial advantage, works enough of the time to be worthwhile. Why else would scammers continue? Whether or not scamming tactics work on you comes down to how vulnerable, perceptive and savvy you are. With language and scenarios relevant to a teenage audience, this is essential viewing to boost the financial confidence of the next generation of earners and consumers. Show Less

Charley is buying a car. It’s a big purchase decision, and it’s daunting. In this video we follow Charley grappling with the concept of cost-benefit analysis, taking into account financial considerations, as well as environmental and emotional ones. With on-screen calculations helping to illustrate long- and short-term outcomes, this is essential viewing to boost the financial confidence of the next generation of earners and consumers. Show Less

Why do lenders charge interest? And how is it calculated? With practical examples and clear definitions of the principal, rate and duration of a loan, this video illustrates how consumers pay back more than they borrow, sometimes considerably so. With on-screen calculations helping to illustrate key concepts, this is essential viewing to boost the financial confidence of the next generation of earners and consumers. Show Less

Growing the number you see when you login to online banking is a common and worthy goal. For some, this means setting aside, or saving, a portion of their earnings. For others, this means putting their existing money to work for them; using money to make more money. This is called investing. With on-screen calculations helping to illustrate these methods, this is essential viewing to boost the financial confidence of the next generation of earners and consumers. Show Less

In time past, making a purchase meant travelling from your home to a store and parting with physical money. Today, the newest must-have item is just one click or tap away. Covering digital advertising tactics, influencer marketing, multi-level marketing schemes and data mining, this video encourages teens to think carefully before tapping the 'buy' button. With language and scenarios relevant to a teenage audience, this is essential viewing to boost the financial confidence of the next generation of earners and consumers. Show Less

Why do we want what we want? And why do we buy what we buy? Examining the role of identity, advertising, peer influence, affordability and availability, this video answers these questions and positions viewers to do the same the next time they are considering a purchase. With language and scenarios relevant to a teenage audience, this is essential viewing to boost the financial confidence of the next generation of earners and consumers. Show Less

From age-old physical currency to increasingly popular buy now, pay later schemes, this video examines the pros and cons of the many payment options available today and how a lack of financial literacy about these options can lead to considerable debt. With language and scenarios relevant to a teenage audience, this is essential viewing to boost the financial confidence of the next generation of earners and consumers. Show Less

Nobody takes joy in reading the fine print, but not being aware of the details of a contract you are entering into with a purchase, having blind faith in the word of a seller, or simply changing your mind about a recent purchase, can potentially land unsavvy buyers in financial strife and even legal battles. With language and scenarios relevant to a teenage audience, this is essential viewing to boost the financial confidence of the next generation of earners and consumers. Show Less

Since its establishment in 1989, APEC has been a critical forum for fostering cooperation and growth in the Asia-Pacific region. But how does it achieve this? This video explains the origins and aims of APEC, and the challenges it faces today. Featuring interviews with John W.H. Denton AO, this is an essential resource for Economics classrooms in a highly globalised world. Show Less

Since its creation, APEC has supported economic integration and cooperation in the Asia Pacific. But how much of an impact has it had on the region? This video explains the direct and indirect effects APEC has had on trade barriers, environmental health and disaster management. Featuring interviews with John W.H. Denton AO, this is an essential resource for Economics classrooms in a highly globalised world. Show Less

Smart devices have become an integral part of our everyday lives, which means that chips are everywhere. But what happens when there is a global shortage of chips? This video explains how the global supply chain can falter as a result of pandemics and wars, resulting in events such as Chipageddon. Informative and engaging, this is an essential resource for Economics classrooms in today’s rapidly changing world. Show Less

Today, the practice of trading goods and services with other people exists on a planetary scale: the global supply chain. This video explains how various consumer goods, from planes to phones, rely on globalisation, the notion of planned obsolescence and how quickly the global supply chain can falter. Informative and engaging, this is an essential resource for Economics classrooms in today’s rapidly changing world. Show Less

Amid all the excitement surrounding blockchains and cryptocurrencies, there are negative impacts that can't be ignored. This video discusses the negative aspects of cryptocurrencies, including their volatility, the dangerous potential use of cryptocurrencies for illegal purposes and the negative environmental impacts of mining. Informative and engaging, this is an essential resource for boosting secondary students' financial literacy skills in today's rapidly changing world. Show Less

What are cryptocurrencies: the money of the future, or a dangerous experiment that threatens global stability? This video explains how cryptocurrencies emerged following the 2008 global financial crisis, how Bitcoin exploded in popularity and how cryptocurrencies disrupt traditional ideas about money and fiat currencies. Informative and engaging, this is an essential resource for boosting secondary students' financial literacy skills in today's rapidly changing world. Show Less

A key part of being an entrepreneur is recognising opportunities for new business ideas. This video takes viewers through identifying problems and turning them into opportunities, conducting market research, communicating with customers about what they want and looking for gaps in the market. Fun animations and relatable, real-life examples make this highly recommended viewing for students looking to develop their entrepreneurial spirit. Show Less

Setting goals gives us the motivation we need to complete a task and it's the same in business. This video explains how setting goals can help to grow a business and outlines how to set yourself specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound, or SMART, goals. Fun animations and relatable, real-life examples make this highly recommended viewing for students looking to develop their entrepreneurial spirit. Show Less

Cryptocurrencies are radically altering the way people make and share wealth. This video discusses the potential applications of blockchains, from facilitating money transfers in developing countries, to ensuring document security, to simplifying trade between artists and consumers in the form of non-fungible tokens. Informative and engaging, this is an essential resource for boosting secondary students' financial literacy skills in today's rapidly changing world. Show Less

Negotiation is part of our everyday lives and it's also an essential, often unavoidable, part of business. This video shows why negotiation skills are important for entrepreneurs, including building relationships, creating win-win situations and mastering your emotions. Fun animations and relatable, real-life examples make this highly recommended viewing for students looking to develop their entrepreneurial spirit. Show Less