The Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions (SBIF) in Chile organized a conference on banking development, stability and sustainability in Santiago, Chile in November, 2015. The conference was intended to bring together academic researchers, policy makers and practitioners to share ideas and insights on financial stability, regulation practices and investor protection. CFS Fellow Majdi Debbich … Continue reading Why Financial Advice Cannot Substitute for Financial Literacy
Briefs
Financial Coaching: Review of Existing Research
Note: This brief was updated in 2017. Access the most recent version here. The Center for Financial Security, led by J. Michael Collins, released this brief summarizing research into the theories underlying financial coaching and the effects of financial coaching on participant behaviors and outcomes. This review covers 26 reports, articles, and other documents, an encouraging … Continue reading Financial Coaching: Review of Existing Research
State-Mandated Financial Education: A National Database of Graduation Requirements, 1970-2014
With support from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, researchers from Montana State University and the Federal Reserve Board created a new database of state-mandated high school personal finance and economics education requirements, spanning the years 1970 through 2014, for all 50 states. The database provides unprecedented detail about state financial education standards, as well as … Continue reading State-Mandated Financial Education: A National Database of Graduation Requirements, 1970-2014
University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Financial Security 