University of Charleston

University of Charleston

Jacob Tenney
Contact Info

jacobtenney@ucwv.edu

304-357-4865

Assistant Professor and Director of Financial Planning

  • Ph.D. in Personal Financial Planning, Texas Tech University
  • MBA, Brigham Young University
  • BS in Horticulture, Brigham Young University

Dissertation

  • Do perceptions reflect reality? Three essays exploring how perceptions are related to objective measures of financial well-being and knowledge.

 

Publications

  1. Tenney, Jacob A., and Charlene M. Kalenkoski. “Financial Ratios and Financial Satisfaction: Exploring Associations Between Objective and Subjective Measures of Financial Well-Being Among Older Americans.” Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning 30.2 (2019): 231-243.
  2. Tenney, Jacob A., Charlene M. Kalenkoski, Joyce Serido, and Soyeon Shim. “Where Knowledge Meets Perceptions: Emerging Adults and Their Perceptions of Financial Knowledge. Journal of Personal Finance. 20(2), 89-101.

 

Conference Contributions

  1. Tenney, J.A. November2022. Improving Financial Literacy Education for Students (Poster Session), Associationfor Financial Counseling and Planning Education Symposium, HybridConference.
  2. Tenney, J.A. November 2021.Financial Literacy and the University Experience (Poster Session), Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education Symposium, Virtual Conference
  3. Tenney, J.A. and Bellamy, S. November 2020. Financial Literacy and the University Freshman Experience: A Recipe for Success? (Poster Session), Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education Symposium, Virtual Conference.
  4. Tenney, J.A. and Kalenkoski C.M. May 2020. Objective Measures and Emerging Adults’ Perceptions of Financial Knowledge (Oral Session), American Council on Consumer Interests Conference, Virtual Conference
  5. Tenney, J.A. and Kalenkoski C.M. 2019. Objective Measures and Emerging Adults’ Perceptions of Financial Knowledge (Poster Session), CFP Board Academic Research Colloquium, Arlington, VA.
  6. Tenney, J.A. and Kalenkoski C.M. 2017. What is Reality? A Look at How Subjective Perceptions of Financial Wellness Compare to Objective Measures for Older Americans (Oral Presentation), Academy of Financial Services Conference, Nashville, TN.
  7. Tenney, J.A. 2017. A Look at How Subjective Perceptions of Financial Wellness Compare to Objective Measures for Older Americans (Poster Session), American Council on Consumer Interests Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
  8. Tenney, J.A. 2017. Boom or Bust: A Look at How Boomers’ Perceptions Compare to Reality (Poster Session), PFP Opportunity Days Research & Development Symposium, Texas Tech University
  9. Tenney, J.A. and Huston, S.J. 2016. Enhancing College Students’ Engagement with Their Personal Finances (Poster Session), PFP Opportunity Days Research & Development Symposium, Texas Tech University
  10. Tenney, J.A. and Huston, S.J. 2015. Engaging Students in Personal Finance (Poster Session), Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education Symposium, Jacksonville, FL

 

Media Contributions

  1. Tenney, J.A. (Expert). (2023, April). 2023 Easter Survey. WalletHub website. Available at: https://wallethub.com/blog/easter-survey/72870#expert=Jacob_TenneyTenney, J.A. (Expert). (2022, December). Cheapest Car Insurance inVirginia. WalletHub website. Available at: https://wallethub.com/cheap-car-insurance/virginia#experts=Jacob_Tenney
  2. Tenney, J.A. (Expert). (2022, January). 54% of People Plan to Make More Large Purchases in 2022 Than They Did in 2021. WalletHub website. Available at: https://wallethub.com/blog/large-purchases-survey/57193#expert=Jacob_Tenney
  3. Tenney, J.A. (Guest). (2021, November). Discussing financial planning the Financial Planning Program at the University of Charleston. Ask The Expert radio show on WCHS 580 AM. Available at: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/wchsnetwork/episodes/2021-11-01T07_01_15-07_00
  4. Tenney, J.A. (Expert). (2021, November). Starter Credit Cards. Wallethub website. Available at: https://wallethub.com/credit-cards/starter/#expert=Jacob_Tenney
  5. Tenney, J.A. (Guest). (2021, July). Discussing important shifts we canall make in the way we think about our money. The Dad Pod [Audiopodcast]. Season 2 Episode 14. Retrieved from: https://dadpodpodcast.com/
  6. Tenney, J.A. (Expert). (2021, July). Insight into Consumer AttitudesDuring a Difficult Year. Wallethub website. Available at: https://wallethub.com/edu/wallethub-economic-index/91926#expert=Jacob_Tenney
  7. Tenney, J.A. (Expert). (2021, January). Insight on Compound Interest. MoneyGeek website. Available at: https://www.moneygeek.com/compound-interest-calculator/#expert=jacob-tenney
  8. Tenney, J.A. and Juckett J. (Guest) (2020, November). Horticulture, History, and Financial Literacy Podcast, Uconnect – The Podcast, The University of Charleston, Center for Career Development. Available at: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1164956/6513256-horticulture-history-and-financial-literacy

  • Financial Literacy
  • Horticulture
  • Nature
  • Hanging out with my children

I teach financial literacy in the School of Business and Leadership. My mission is to help students become more financially literate. I seek to accomplish this mission by spreading basic financial literacy skills across the university and across the greater Charleston area by engaging high school and college students in financial literacy. What I love about my work is that it applies to everyone! We all deal with finances and my job is to help individuals do it better! I encourage all students to consider taking a financial literacy course, my experience has been that students look back at their financial literacy course as one of the most applicable classes they take.

In addition to financial literacy, I am the director of financial planning at UC. My mission is to prepare students for successful careers in financial planning and related fields. I seek to accomplish this mission by providing quality education and preparation to become CFP® professionals and preparation for productive internships and jobs. Financial planning is a growing industry in need of high-quality professionals who will put the needs of their clients ahead of their own financial interest.