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Raising Awareness of the Importance of Personal Finance in School: New Insights
May 13, 2019We investigate teachers’ awareness of the importance of financial education, along with their motivation and confidence in teaching personal finance. We aim to identify strategies to advance school based financial education and further support educators. We survey a sample of… Read More »
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Financial Literacy in the United States and Its Link to Financial Wellness: The 2019 TIAA Institute-GFLEC Personal Finance Index
April 02, 2019The 2019 TIAA Institute-GFLEC Personal Finance Index (P-Fin Index) represents the third wave of a long-term project to annually assess financial literacy among the U.S. adult population. The P-Fin Index is unique in its capacity to produce a robust measure… Read More »
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Millennial Financial Literacy and Fin-tech Use: Who Knows What in the Digital Era
September 12, 2018Summary: Using an oversample of Gen Y in the 2018 wave of the TIAA Institute-GFLEC Personal Finance Index (P-Fin Index), this report examines the financial literacy of millennials and how they engage with fin-tech, i.e., use smartphones for financial purposes.
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An Analysis of Financial Literacy Among Italian Students
August 03, 2018Summary: Youth today confront an economic climate that imposes individual financial responsibility at levels greater than in the past. The financial literacy assessment within the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) provides an international measure of students’ preparedness for the… Read More »
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The 2018 TIAA Institute-GFLEC Personal Finance Index: The State of Financial Literacy Among U.S. Adults
April 04, 2018Summary: The TIAA Institute-GFLEC Personal Finance Index (P-Fin Index) is an annual barometer of knowledge and understanding which enable sound financial decision making and effective management of personal finances among U.S. adults. It is unique in its capacity to examine financial… Read More »
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The TIAA Institute-GFLEC Personal Finance Index: A New Measure of Financial Literacy
March 22, 2017Summary: The TIAA Institute-GFLEC Personal Finance Index (P-Fin Index) measures knowledge and understanding which enable sound financial decision-making and effective management of personal finances. It is unique in its capacity to examine financial literacy across eight areas of personal finance in… Read More »
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Financial Literacy Skills for the 21st Century: Evidence from PISA
September 22, 2015Foreward: I am delighted to be asked to give the Colston Warne Lecture at the American Council on Consumer Interests annual conference. What I want to cover in this lecture is what I consider to be one of the most important… Read More »
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Building Financial Literacy: For K-8 Pre-Service Teachers and Adult Learners
June 21, 2012Watch the video.