Financial Literacy Across The Globe
May 17, 2017
In many aspects of life, America seems to advance faster than most countries. Everything from technology to food trends launch right here in the United States. But one of the most important pieces of knowledge a young person can have is lacking on the home front in comparison to other countries. A recent study has shown that American teenagers are significantly behind compared to their global ...
This Non-Profit Proves Financial Literacy Impacts Any Age
May 3, 2017
“There isn’t enough room in the curriculum,” is the typical reason given in the lack of materials taught regarding personal finance in schools. One non-profit that understands such reasoning but does not look at it as an excuse is bringing financial literacy to classrooms across America. Junior Achievement (JA) has been instilling financial knowledge in students for almost 100 ...
How Fintech is Influencing Millennials’ Financial Literacy
February 28, 2017
For years, the financial services industry has remained stagnant; that is to say, the industry hasn’t changed too much for centuries. From banking to accounting to investing, the entire industry had essentially figured out a way of performing their services, and stuck to it for decades. However, this is the 21st century, and the technological and digital revolutions are impacting every facet of ...
Where Is Technology Taking Education?
February 28, 2017
A few months prior I had written a piece about the coolest technology that is being implemented in classrooms. And while that article focused on impressive technology in classrooms, it didn’t really delve into how that technology is shaping the future of education. And in today’s incredibly advanced technological society, it’s almost impossible to get away from technology. That is why we ...
