Delegation of the European Union to the United States Press Contact: Anna Prisco (202) 429 6387 April 09, 2019 U.S. High School Students Compete in 2019 Euro Challenge American high school students will gather to compete in the annual Euro Challenge contest at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on May 2, 2019. Following… Read More
Measure Targets Financial Literacy (as reported by Amelia Harper on www.rockymounttelegram.com
Measure targets financial literacy BY AMELIA HARPER Staff Writer Monday, March 4, 2019 If a new bill co-sponsored by state Sen. Rick Horner, R-Nash, makes it through the General Assembly, high school students may soon be required to pass a financial literacy course to graduate. Senate Bill 134, the Economics & Financial Literacy Act, was filed… Read More
CFPB Aims to Rollback Regulation on Payday Lenders (as reported by Stacy Cowley on www.seattletimes.com)
Payday lenders, which had been scaled back by regulations implemented during the Obama administration, are back in business. This is thanks to a new ruling by the same agency that had originally applied those regulations, which is now rolling some or all of them back. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has quite controversially reversed course… Read More
Voya Financial Supports W!se Financial Literacy Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 11, 2019 Media Contact: Mary Jo Rohrer | 212-421-2700 | mjrohrer@wise-ny.org Voya Financial® Supports W!se Financial Literacy Program New York, NY, – Working in Support of Education (W!se) is pleased to announce it has received a generous grant from Voya Financial® to continue to support the Financial Literacy Certification Program in… Read More
How to Raise Financially Independent Daughters
Check out this article which prepares parents and guardians for how to ensure that their daughters are raised with the same amount of financial knowledge as their sons. Some starter tips are listed below: -Model money equality at home. -Teach money-management behaviors early. -Narrate your actions and thought processes involving money. -Be honest about your… Read More
NJ middle schools now required to offer financial literacy courses
W!se is thrilled to share the news that all New Jersey middle schools are now required to offer financial literacy courses. The new law will go into effect in September to start the new school year on a strong note! https://apnews.com/0643abb8f79c45a392ec40343a4665e0 Read More
6 Important Reasons Why You Must Focus on Gaining Financial Literacy (Guest Post by Rick Pendykoski of Self Directed Retirement Plans)
Financial literacy is the knowledge of understanding how money works. It also helps you understand different aspects of finances like investment, management and expenditure. Apart from enabling you to make financially responsible decisions, it also helps you increase wealth. Putting money in the right places like the stock market and Roth 401k can help you… Read More
Winter 2019 Newsletter
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Financial Literacy Around the World (reported by howmuch.net)
Visualizing Financial Literacy Rates Around the World What is financial literacy? The S&P’s Global Financial Literacy Survey defines it as the ability to understand essential financial concepts in making informed decisions about saving, investing and borrowing. The survey asked respondents a series of financial literacy questions. Here’s one example. Suppose you have some money. Is it safer to… Read More
THE MOODY’S FOUNDATION SUPPORTS W!SE PROGRAMS AT HIGH SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Working in Support of Education (W!se) is pleased to announce that The Moody’s Foundation has provided a generous grant to support W!se programs at the Title I High School of Economics & Finance (HSEF) in lower Manhattan. The grant supports the W!se Institute, the Moody’s Summer Experience, and the Moody’s Research… Read More