Businesses can save a great deal of money by embracing sustainability and renewable resources. Still, the costs of initially embracing those technologies can be prohibitive for some small and medium size companies. Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act though are set up to help businesses with these costs. When looking…
How Much Financial Illiteracy Costs Americans
Financial literacy may be one of modern life’s most valuable skill sets. Unfortunately, as essential as it may be, financial skills are taught in very few public schools. With an absence of school instruction, most people who are not taught by a family member or seek information out will find…
TikTok Financial Advice and Its Influence on Children’s Financial Literacy
Social media could be called the great communications equalizer. Since the days of MySpace and LiveJournal, social platforms have given platforms to people that, historically, haven’t had a way to make their voices heard about a variety of topics. Sometimes that can be great! It’s always fun to see someone…
The Importance of Financial Literacy in Creating Sustainable Futures
Anyone who first learned financial literacy skills later in life knows the importance of early education firsthand. Not only are they behind the ball when it comes to retirement savings, but they feel pressure to catch up. It’s a tough spot to be in. Teaching youth to get ahead of…
Financial Education Services: The Key to Unlocking The Modern American Dream
In America, nearly everything we do revolves around money. Our capitalist society has us making financial choices daily, whether we’re buying our daily Starbucks, purchasing a movie on Amazon, or requesting a payment via Venmo. One would think the fact that we live and work in a system that promotes…
Discover best practices for using graphic novels for promoting financial literacy
Community education programs are a mainstay for financial organizations. Delivering K-12 outreach that makes a real impact will form lasting connections and improve the wealth and prosperity of your community and your organization. An effective strategy, though, takes more than providing a few money-saving tips to your customers. Inspiring students…
Workforce Development: Are you doing it right?
There is a genuine and justifiable fear that in the not-so-distant future, major industries will be struggling to find skilled workers. Think about your financial organization and what it takes to make it function properly. Are there enough potential employees continually interested in being a part of your team? And…
Are your financial literacy programs getting you bang for your buck?
There are many ways that your financial organization can educate those in your community about smart money management, from volunteers in schools to educational print materials and online resources. With many of these methods however, it’s easy to track the cost of implementation but hard to track the return on…
Get Creative with Financial Literacy Education
Educating your customers about the basics of financial literacy is more important than ever before. Credit options abound, online shopping is the new norm and financial markets continue to deal with general instability. Encouraging your customers to prepare for their financial future can increase wealth and prosperity for both your…