Author name: Financial Empowerment Foundation

It is generally thought that improving consumers’ financial literacy will increase the financial health of the population, a goal that we (the financial service sector) support. I see worthy articles about how teaching finance to Gen Z will help them to get on the property ladder, prepare for a long retirement and generally lead a […]

When kids read about America’s $18-trillion debt, I wonder how that news will affect their future personal finance decisions. Do they understand the consequences of unbalanced budgets? The quandary of infinite wants versus finite dollars? Or do they think money grows on some fiscal tree that always blooms? Only about half of the nation’s schools