Study: Education level should drive decisions on Social Security, annuities

Lifetime income & education levels should inform key financial decisions in retirement, including when to claim social security and how to invest, report Wharton researcher Olivia S. Mitchell, with Goethe University Frankfurt scholars Vanya Horneff and Raimond Maurer. Via InsuranceNewsNet. Read More

High School Financial Education and Downstream Financial Behaviors: What Does the Research Say?

Requiring high school financial education affects near-term behaviors for young adults entering financial independence yet has little effect on long-term savings and investing, explain Profs. Carly Urban of Montana State University and Melody Harvey of University of Wisconsin-Madison, via RetireSecure Blog.Read More