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Mixed messages in American financial literacy (access required)

by Rebecca Tonn Published: April 14,2010

Tags: financial literacy

As a result of the recession, some Americans have made behavioral changes in their financial lives. In spite of a positive trend, there’s a mixed message in the latest consumer financial literacy survey by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling. More than two in five adults, or 43 percent,  now closely track their spending – an improvement over [...] [...]

Gender gap alive, but not well, in financial literacy, planning (access required)

by Rebecca Tonn Published: August 14,2009

Tags: financial literacy, Financial Planning, gender gap

Despite advances in gender equality in the work force and in education, the gender gap in financial literacy and planning remains. Women lag men in saving, investing and retirement planning. Nearly one-third of women, surveyed last year by Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, did not start saving for retirement until age 40 or later. And while 34 [...] [...]

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