Curtis Carroll has a message about financial literacy for any student preparing to make his or her way in the world - and he's sending it from San Quentin State Prison.

When he was seventeen, Carroll murdered Gilberto Medina Gil in a botched robbery. Carroll was sentenced to jail for 54 years to life. His story could have ended there - but it didn't. He learned to read, and then studied the markets. (You can read more about Curtis Carroll here.) Carroll's role models changed from drug dealers and sports figures to Bill Gates and Warren Buffet. He wanted others to learn this new way of making money.

When Carroll arrived at San Quentin in 2012, he met Troy Williams, who helped him start the Financial Literacy Program. Together they created the philosophy F.E.E.L (Financial Empowerment Emotional Literacy) that teaches people to recognize how their emotions affect their financial decision, and how to separate the two.

Carroll's message is simple - young people need to understand money, and how to earn, save and invest it.