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Why Early Financial Education Matters: The $390 Billion Problem

A couple of individuals reading a finance book together at a table in a library.

Low financial literacy costs Americans $390B a year and wastes valuable time, warns Wharton Professor Olivia S. Mitchell. To address this, she emphasizes early education to boost three key areas of financial literacy. …Read More

April 23, 2025   |   News and Media early education, financial education, financial literacy, retirement savings, youth finance
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