When We Have ‘Chatbots’ Will We Still Need Financial Education?
January 10, 2017
The absence of financial education in schools around the globe has created a knowledge void that technology entrepreneurs hope to fill with artificial intelligence. Is …
What Janet Yellen Should Have Said About Financial Education
January 9, 2017
In her recent keynote before college graduates at the University of Baltimore, Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen noted, “Economists are not certain about many things. …
‘Confusion Exclusion’–or Rational Choice? Why Some of the Unbanked Stay That Way
January 6, 2017
Some 2 billion people around the world are financially excluded–and presumed to be in need of financial education because they do not use formal financial …
How South Africa is Addressing Individuals’ Good Debt, Bad Debt Problem
January 5, 2017
South Africans are among the world’s worst offenders when it comes to personal debt: Credit payments consume 75% of monthly income for half the population–and …
A Bold Effort to Empower the Disabled Through Financial Education
January 4, 2017
People with disabilities have unusual financial needs, and now a coalition of financial firms and nonprofits is trying to bring this community financial education programs …
How to Help Others Avoid a Last-Minute Budget-Busting Holiday Splurge
December 21, 2016
With just a few days left before Christmas, many shoppers have finished buying gifts. But that only makes these last few days treacherous for budgets—a …