A TIAA-Stanford University survey found that fewer people can correctly answer questions involving basic financial concepts. See how you fare.

A recent report highlighted the poor levels of financial literacy among American teens, but are states doing enough to ensure that the next generation have the money skills they are going to need? Not ...

The United States has a long history of progressively improved financial literacy and consumer disclosure programs. Despite this, only roughly half of US states guarantee a personal finance course for ...

Personal Finance 101 is a newsletter series from Forbes aimed at breaking down the basics of budgeting, debt management and more. It’s no secret that financial literacy in the U.S. is lacking. Just 23 ...

A growing number of states require high schools to teach the basics of free-market capitalism in their financial literacy courses. Here’s how teachers and students are tackling the subject. If you ...

THE WEEKEND AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THANKS, ERIC. MORE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE NOW REQUIRING STUDENTS TO TAKE A BASIC FINANCIAL LITERACY COURSE TO GRADUATE, AND NEW ...

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.

Just when things were beginning to feel somewhat normal, the economy took a turn for the worse. We are all cutting back on nonessentials like snacks and streaming services to ensure we have enough ...

If you asked me what the process for setting up a Roth IRA looked like, I doubt I could offer you a thorough response. The same goes for mortgages and loans and interest. When I had to fill out my ...