All Entries in the "Financial Literacy" Category
First Board Meeting Today…
The start of something new and very beneficial in my life. I participated in my first non-profit board meeting today for the North Carolina Council on Economic Education. The NCCEE is an organization whose mission is to ensure that all students in North Carolina develop economic understanding and abilities to solve problems [...]
Are You Healthy?
…that is….financially healthy? CNNMoney.com has a pretty good, high-level questionnaire for everyone to fill-out to determine your personal financial health. At first glance, when I saw this post by Flexo, I was skeptical. I said to myself, “how can a short quiz determine an individual’s financial health?” Well, upon further review, this short survey of [...]
Economic Education
Recently, I came across a great not-for-profit organization (NFP), the North Carolina Council for Economic Education (NCCEE), which is an affiliate of the Council for Economic Education. Both of these NFPs are doing exactly what I have been advocating regarding financial and economic education in this country. A little more on the Council:
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The Council for [...]
National Financial Literacy Challenge
Charles Schwab is not only an investment broker. There are many tools for education on it’s website, and recently I have found the Company to be very financial literacy-friendly. Schwab Moneywise is a simple, straightforward solution to financial education. It is one that I would actually like to learn more about and to read on [...]
