Understanding these terms and what financial literacy is all about helps you to manage your money so your money doesn't ...

Student loans. Credit cards. Buy now, pay later. Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, and 401(k)s. Fixed-and adjustable-rate mortgages. This list scratches the surface of complex financial decisions and ...

Financial illiteracy costs the average American $1,015 a year. This isn’t just some abstract statistic — it’s real money lost to bad budgeting, high-interest debt, and missed chances to grow wealth.

It’s hard to find time in the school year for everything a student should learn before graduating from high school. Practical education courses we remember from high school, like home economics and ...

More than half of the U.S. population is not financially literate. Misunderstandings about money and mistrust in financial institutions is costly to consumers. Money skills are often not taught at ...

A new report from BrightPlan, a financial wellness company, shows that financial literacy has declined, even as opportunities to learn about money abound. Yet, even after some financial ...