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CHERRY BLOSSOM FINANCIAL EDUCATION INSTITUTE
The 9th Cherry Blossom Financial Education Institute will be held on April 25 – 26, 2024 at Stanford University in Stanford, CA.
The 9th Cherry Blossom Financial Education Institute will be held on April 25 – 26, 2024 at Stanford University in Stanford, CA.
The Financial Literacy Colloquium Series at Stanford University aim to serve as a laboratory of ideas and a venue for exchanging new findings, works in progress, and a vision for where the field is headed. We are bringing together people from different schools and departments at Stanford who are engaged in research and projects related to financial literacy, personal finance, household finance, financial wellness, and a range of related topics.
This joint initiative of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and GFLEC brings together academics, practitioners, policy makers, and other experts to present and discuss cutting-edge research on financial literacy. The seminars are open to the public. The Steering Committee Co-chair, Christine Dobridge, Fed Co-chair, Annamaria Lusardi, GFLEC Vitaly Bord, Fed Kabir Dasgupta, Fed Andrea Hasler, GFLEC Alvaro Mezza, Fed Erin Troland, Fed CLICK HERE TO VIEW ONLINE RECORDINGS
The 9th Cherry Blossom Financial Education Institute will be held on April 25 – 26, 2024 at Stanford University in Stanford, CA.
Organized by the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center (GFLEC) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD)’s International Network on Financial Education (INFE), this event addresses cutting-edge policy issues and research ideas to advance the global financial literacy agenda. The OECD/GFLEC Global Policy Research Symposium to Advance Financial Literacy series addresses topics such as financial literacy around the world: evidence and implications; influencing behavior: the impact of the institutional framework; leapfrogging: innovative ideas across fields; and translating research into policy and practice. Attendees include high-level international…
GFLEC Academic Director Annamaria Lusardi organized and moderated a workshop panel on financial literacy at the G20 Conference, Digitising Finance, Financial Inclusion and Financial Literacy, held in Wiesbaden, Germany, on January 25 and 26, 2017. The conference, hosted by the Bundesbank and the German Ministry of Finance, brought together numerous influential leaders, including Jens Weidmann, President of the Bundesbank. His welcome remarks...
International Federation of Finance Museum (IFFM) members convene annually at an international conference that inspires innovation in the promotion of financial literacy globally by engaging media, academics, policy makers, and industry leaders. Click on the years below to learn more about the specific annual events.
On November 2, 2016, GFLEC’s Entrepreneurship among Baby Boomers Conference brought together experts from U.S. Small Business Administration, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, AARP, and more to share their latest work on self-employment among older adults. The event took place at the George Washington University. PARTICIPANTS Research Presentations Moderator: Elizabeth Isele, Founder and CEO, The Global Institute for Experienced Entrepreneurship, and Senior Fellow in Social Innovation, Babson College Entrepreneurship among Baby Boomers: Recent Evidence from the Health and Retirement…
This series—which invites financial literacy thought leaders to share their experiences and expertise with academics, policy makers, and industry experts—kicked off in the fall of 2012 with a presentation by Diana Crossan, then Commissioner for Financial Literacy and Retirement Income in New Zealand. Most recently, on November 29, 2017, we hosted Leonardo P. Gomes Pereira, former Chairman of Brazil’s Securities and Exchange Commission. He recently stepped down as Chairman and is currently a visiting fellow at Harvard Law School. At…
October 23, 2014 Thinking Money: The Psychology Behind Our Best and Worst Financial Decisions is a new, hour-long documentary that reveals our natural behavioral biases—and provides innovative solutions to get us on the path to financial security. GFLEC and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation hosted the screening and discussion of this documentary at The George Washington University. The panel discussion included Professor Annamaria Lusardi, FINRA Foundation President Gerri Walsh, Maryland Public Television Senior Vice President Steven Schupak, and Rocket Media…
The National Financial Capability Study (NFCS) is an ongoing, multi-year project aimed at monitoring and better understanding financial capability in America. The first wave of NFCS data was collected in 2009, the second in 2012, and the third in 2015. GFLEC and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation co-hosted the release of the 2012 data on May 29, 2013, and the release of the 2015 data on July 12, 2016.
The Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center (GFLEC) in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau hosted the U.S. release of the 2012 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) financial literacy data on July 9, 2014, at the George Washington University.
The Global Financial Literacy Summit (GFLS), hosted by the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center (GFLEC) and the WorldPensionSummit, convened thought leaders, policy makers, practitioners, and executives from industry-leading financial firms from over 40 countries for a global forum on the new and rapidly evolving fields of financial literacy, financial education, and financial decision making. GFLEC and WPS hosted summits in Amsterdam in 2012 and 2013. Click here to learn more about the summits and to view the presentations, videos, and…
The objective of this conference is to present the innovative ideas and work of the Financial Literacy Center teams. Each presentation provides a brief project overview, insights on what works to improve financial literacy and financial capability, and a discussion about what remains to be answered with further work.