Building a plan to reach your life goals may feel daunting. But something that may make it a bit easier is having extra money to save toward those goals. Where do you find extra money though? Well, a good place to start is actually at work. With your job, you are probably focused on how... Continue Reading →
At GBI, we believe that rather than asking people to increase their financial literacy, there’s a way that we in the financial sector can make it easier for people to engage with financial problems without the expert knowledge. The key to accomplishing this? Creating a tacit understanding of financial planning. We’ve written in previous posts... Continue Reading →
It’s widely documented that there is a lack of financial literacy among U.S. adults. FINRA’s State of U.S. Financial Capability study found that only 34% of individuals can correctly answer 4 or more questions on a basic 5-question financial quiz. And Americans want help. Northwestern Mutual found that 6 out of 10 Americans say their... Continue Reading →
As we come out of April, which is Financial Literacy Month, we at GBI found ourselves questioning the main problem that so many have been focused on these last 30 days: How to increase financial literacy for individuals so they can more easily engage with financial problems. While we agree that increased financial literacy is... Continue Reading →
