Bill Pratt

Bill Pratt is the author of several books on personal finance including Extra Credit: The 7 Things Every College Student Needs to Know About Credit, Debt & Ca$h, The Graduate’s Guide to Life and Money and Money Made Simple: A Complete Financial Workbook. His books are written to help students and young adults improve their finances and their lives.

Bill is a former economist for the U.S. Federal Government and a former Vice President for Citigroup. He holds an MBA in finance. He left the financial industry to focus his efforts on helping others understand money.

Bill is the President of Pratt Financial Group and Bill Pratt Seminars and speaks professionally, focusing primarily on colleges and high schools. He also coaches college students and recent graduates on topics from money to careers. His goal is to help students wade through the endless financial and life decisions they will encounter. By making the best decisions about life and money with the right attitude, Bill believes that people will accumulate more wealth faster and will then be able to use that wealth to improve the lives of those around them.

Bill speaks at colleges to educate and entertain students about real-life issues in money, leadership and success. His goal is to help students succeed personally and financially so they can improve the lives of those around them. You can learn more at www.ExtraCreditBook.com or www.TheGraduatesGuide.com.

Here is a quick look of the topics that will be covered in the 52-week "Graduates Guide" series:
Nobody Majors in Unemployment, It Just Comes With Your Diploma
Get Noticed, Get Hired, Get Paid!
Ace the Interview
The Best Ways to “Bank” Your Money
What Happened to My Paycheck?
Planning Life's Road Trip
Your First Apartment: Meals Not Included
I Work, Therefore I Drive
Home Sweet Home of Your Own
Defeating Debt: Beat the Lenders at Their Own Game
Save, Invest and Save Some More
A Financial Peripheral: Insurance
A Life Less Taxing
Have it Your Way
Just the Three of Us (How Money Affects Relationships)
Ooh! Let Me See Your Ring