A 10-week program that teaches teens how money really works — budgeting, saving, investing, the stock market and crypto — in plain language, taught by a CFA charterholder & former CFO.
Most students leave high school never having been taught how to budget, what compound interest does, how the stock market works, or how to spot a financial scam. We fix that — with a hands-on program built around the skills they’ll actually use for the rest of their lives.
A deliberately cumulative path — each week builds on the last, ending with a real capstone project.
Needs vs. wants, SMART goals
The 50/30/20 rule
Interest & emergency funds
Cards & credit scores
Time as a superpower
Risk & diversification
Shares & indexes
Index funds, ETFs & fees
Risks & scam safety
Taxes & capstone
Money Skills Lab is built as a path your teen can climb over several years — each level a complete program in its own right, each one going deeper. Students begin with Foundations and come back as they grow.
The money basics every teen needs — budgeting, saving, credit, compounding, investing, the markets, and a first mock portfolio.
Going deeper — how markets and companies really work, registered accounts (TFSA, RRSP, FHSA), and a portfolio each student actively manages.
Money for the real world — first job & paycheque, funding school, a first apartment, building real credit, and life after home.
Foundations graduates get first access — and a loyalty discount — when the next level opens.
An MBA, CFA charterholder with 27 years in finance — including CFO experience — not a generic tutor.
A polished 4-page guide after every session. Your teen builds a handbook they’ll keep.
Capped class sizes for genuine discussion and attention.
An optional, parent-included group chat for follow-up questions after the course.
Students design a real, diversified mock portfolio and earn a completion certificate.
TFSA, RRSP, the TSX, Canadian credit scores and Canadian taxes (CPP, EI, HST) — real Canadian content, not imported American material.
Money Skills Lab is led by Shariq Daudi — a CFA charterholder with an MBA in finance and 27 years of global experience, including four years as a company CFO and 20+ years managing a personal investment portfolio. The result: a program with the depth of a professional and the clarity a teenager actually needs.
Limited founding-cohort price (regular $699). Includes all 10 sessions, every take-home guide, the capstone, a certificate, and 30 days of Q&A access. Pay by Interac e-transfer or card.
Reserve a seatNext cohort forming now in Oakville — enrol to reserve your teen’s spot. Seats are limited.
Questions? hello@moneyskillslab.ca · (289) 815-3180