April is Financial Literacy Month in the US, but it doesn’t matter what month it falls under because most efforts to improve “financial literacy” do little to improve the financial health of Americans ...

Financial illiteracy costs the average American $1,015 a year. This isn't just some abstract statistic — it's real money lost to bad budgeting, high-interest debt, and missed chances to grow wealth.

Financial literacy has gained traction as a must-have skill rather than a nice-to-have skillset. Experts are concerned that young people are not getting interested in retirement savings until their ...

JACKSON TWP. − Roy Baker Jr. grew up in a family who lived from paycheck to paycheck. "I was raised in a financially illiterate household, and my entire working life before teaching was spent working ...

Tim Pawlenty, president and CEO of Financial Services Round Table and former governor of Minnesota, once said, “Financial literacy is an important part of avoiding financial mistakes and planning for ...

Stuyvesant High School in New York has become one of the first of its kind in the entire nation to provide comprehensive financial literacy classes for its students. The move could not come soon ...

In 2021, just under 50 percent of teens surveyed didn’t know what a 401(k) was. Multiple nationwide studies on financial literacy have demonstrated that students in today’s education system don’t know ...

As a 17-year-old high school junior getting ready to begin my senior year and ultimately the labyrinth of college, I’ve been enjoying my last few moments of childhood before I head off to face all the ...

Though not yet an industrywide movement, many financial advisors are now signaling a willingness — even a desire — to join the growing effort to improve financial literacy in this country. Many are ...

Absolutaris Base Limited, a global leader in smart financial technology, today announced the launch of its Global ...