# Millennial Finance Education Resources 'Stackin' Helps Younger Demographics Understand Banking By Riley von Niessen | Published 2017-10-25 | Business Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stackin References: [businessinsider](http://www.businessinsider.com/the-web-entrepreneur-who-ran-brobible-wants-millennials-to-get-rich-2017-5) & [startstackin](https://www.startstackin.com/) 'Stackin' is a Millennial-focused company that aims to help the demographic garner a better understanding of how to properly deal with their [personal finances](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cash-flow-and-capital) -- something that creator Scott Grimes was shocked by their lack of knowledge of. As learning about finance isn't all that exciting for most Millennials, Stackin helps them to retain useful knowledge by serving information in a more entertaining and digestible format. To do so, Stackin allows users to subscribe to its service with an email and phone number, so that they can receive [daily video texts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/revyze) that break things down for them. These short videos quickly educate users with important information surrounding investing, credit, student debt, and home buying -- targeting aspects that the young generation is likely dealing with. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.4/10 - Popularity: 35% | Activity: 59% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/business) > [New Ventures](https://www.trendhunter.com/newventures) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Millennial Finance Education:** Opportunity to create innovative and engaging financial education resources tailored specifically for Millennials - **Entertaining Financial Learning:** Disruptive potential in delivering finance education in a more entertaining and digestible format - **Personalized Financial Education:** Opportunity to provide personalized finance education through daily video texts ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Fintech:** Opportunity for FinTech companies to develop user-friendly financial education platforms - **Media and Entertainment:** Potential for media and entertainment companies to create engaging and entertaining finance education content - **Telecommunications:** Opportunity for telecommunication companies to integrate finance education content into their messaging services ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Teen Finance Education](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/simplybudget.md) - [Financial Literacy Board Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gamified-financial-literacy.md) - [Financial E-Learning Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fidelity.md) - [Gamified Stock Trading Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stock-trading-apps.md) - [Teen-Targeted Investment Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bloom-app.md) - [Financial Learning Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cash-critters.md) - [Financial Literacy Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/secret-u.md) - [Millennial Nostalgia Banking Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/allt-bank.md) - [Gen Z-Targeted Credit-Building Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/creditbuilding-tool.md)