Perhaps it was inevitable, but this past week has seen some further focus on financial services for both children and youth.
The problem is the focus suggests strongly that saver/spender messages are wildly out of balance if there is to be a major shift in personal finance behaviour in future adults. In the Blue Corner: the FSA, which has published a case study guide "Helping young adults become financially capable". This outlines ways in which colleges and universities around the country are either teaching their own students or are involved in community projects to teach school age youth, younger jobless and people with learning disabilities about aspects of personal finance. Issues covered include int...
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