Besides, America recently ran a very large natural experiment in dropping money on schools that, in a word, failed. During ...

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.

Financial literacy in America: Why the knowledge gap still costs us Financial illiteracy costs the average American $1,015 a year. This isn’t just some abstract statistic — it’s real money lost to bad ...