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A research report argues that even defined contribution (DC) plan participants in plans with a default investment do not have the financial acumen to know whether the default is right for them or ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. A recent survey by the National Financial Educators Council found that in 2022 financial illiteracy cost Americans an average of $1,819 ...

An investor walks into a bank and tells their broker to put their life savings into one stock they saw trending online. The broker, having both fiduciary duty and common sense, tells them this is ...

America is consumed with higher education — going to college and earning a degree — as the necessary means to a well-paying job. Yet with parents emphasizing the importance of academic excellence, and ...

Hardly a week goes by without a call to improve our financial literacy. Last week, the European Union commissioner for financial services, Mairead McGuinness, advocated for making such education a ...

Financial illiteracy may be costing the average American $1,819 per year, even as educational guidance and tools are advancing. Despite consistent upgrading to financial wellness options and resources ...

Americans are continuing to lose money because they do not understand finances, according to the National Financial Educators Council. The council asked 2,506 adults how much money they thought they ...

April is financial literacy month. You knew that, right? I didn’t think so. It is not on my calendar and I doubt it is on yours. For one month a year, financial literacy comes to the forefront … sort ...

A parent wants a life for their child that is better than their own (a less controversial thing has never been said). This is the innate desire of parenthood — to provide your children with greater ...