My name is Samuel Leventhal, and I have a strong passion for investing in the stock market and learning financial planning skills to build wealth. I am a junior at Ohio State University majoring in consumer and family financial services and specializing in certified financial planning to understand better how the wealth management industry works. In addition, I have conducted two wealth management research papers focusing on successful long-term investing strategies and how investing grew relevant as the evolution of debt transformed the American economy and average working family lives. I am taking specific courses related to the certified financial planning industry and have joined the Student Financial Planning Association, where I have learned financial planning skills from experienced individuals.