Florida just became the largest state to require financial literacy for a diploma and several other states are considering similar measures or have laws on the books waiting to be enacted.

The overall Financial and Emotional Confidence Index in 2021 measured 6.5, up from 6.3 in 2016.

Financial Literacy Month is an excellent opportunity for small businesses to help promote financial literacy among their employees.

Almost all interviewed investors – whether ultra-high net worth, millennials or baby boomers – indicated that digital would be their preferred communication channel in the future.

–EVERFI, Inc., a leading Impact-as-a-Service™ education innovator, today revealed the results of a student survey on the financial understanding and preparedness of thousands of high school juniors and seniors nationwide. As more than 1.1 million high school seniors are expected to commit to a college or university by May 1, only four in 10 students who…

Artificial intelligence will play an even more meaningful role in the insurance field in the years to come.

April is Financial Literacy Month and, according to a survey by the Insured Retirement Institute, a much-needed opportunity for consumers to brush up on their financial smarts.

Black millennial families are falling the furthest behind prior generations, according to a study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute.

Teachers can use an online stock market game to educate youth on how to start investing in one of the best income-producing assets and prepare them to build a solid financial foundation.

Survey respondents cited not saving money (45%), spending on things they don’t need (45%) and getting into debt without a plan (41%) as the top financial mistakes they wouldn’t want their kids to repeat.

In a recent research report, Americans report their top five biggest financial-advice gaps. The results reveal a need for more active financial planning.

When you help clients improve their financial literacy, you move them along the road to achieving their financial goals in every season of their lives.

Florida became the largest and latest state to require high school students to take a financial literacy course before they can receive a diploma. 

Hispanics are the most likely demographic group (26%) to say they feel “motivated” when thinking about financial planning in the current environment, according to a survey by Lincoln Financial Group.

The online landscape is littered with horrible personal finance advice: teenagers promoting day trading strategies,“ influencers” flogging questionable investment schemes and people with dubious credentials insisting you shouldn’t invest in a 401(k).

Four of five U.S. households (82%) think about working toward long-term financial goals, with half (54%) having a plan. But only one-third of households with plans report having written plans.

According to a new survey from Lincoln Financial Group, 59% of consumers said they plan to make permanent changes to the way they spend and save money as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Afra Smith sees The Melanin Project as a tool not just for education, but for advocacy. She’s adamant that payday loans should be outlawed and that schools should add financial literacy to their curriculum.

The viability question of the government benefit and its trust fund is perhaps more vital for women because of the length and dependence of female beneficiaries, with a full 96% of Social Security survivor benefits going to women.