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understanding of concepts including saving, investing, and debt, leading to an overall sense of well-being and self-trust. In lay man’s terms, it is how well you handle your money.
So what is financial literacy? According to Experian.com, financial literacy is the confident
And because of the lack of financial literacy plaguing the nation, CEO and of Operation Hope, John Bryant, launched Financial Literacy for All, a nationwide initiative seeking to entrench financial literacy into the American culture.
e have all heard the word financial literacy being thrown around, but how many people know what it means? Worldwide, only a third of adults understand financial concepts. In America, 4 in 7 Americans are financially illiterate. And more jarring is that only 24 percent of millennials understand essential financial topics.
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