Marc Russell is a top financial educator and coach who spent most of his childhood in foster care before being adopted at 13 years old. After self-funding his college education, he climbed the ranks at top financial institutions including companies like Vanguard and BlackStone where he became a licensed stockbroker and financial advisor. Despite his career success, Marc struggled with debt until he used his own financial tips to pay off $80,000 of debt and build his business, BetterWallet®, which teaches new investors how to manage their money, strategically. BetterWallet® is now an online community of 305,000 strong! Marc’s work has been nominated for multiple financial education awards and has been featured in numerous publications, including Time Magazine, CNBC, Harvard Business Review, Bankrate, Forbes, and USA TODAY.