Increased financial literacy not only benefits us individually, but also the country as a whole.

Financial Illiteracy in America:
Its Causes, Impact & Solutions
Authored by Eric Weiss, CFP
$15.95
148 pages
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The failure to teach personal finance in most public high schools has resulted in financially illiterate young adults, which for many is then carried over to adulthood. The upshot is that broad segments of the U.S. adult population are financially illiterate - posing a serious peril to the economy.