As society’s financial functions become more complex, information driven, and technology focused, public libraries and librarians may begin to play a more significant role in financial literacy—both providing trustworthy information and offering training to increase the public’s capacity to navigate more complicated financial systems Download Paper Download Brief This report by Catherine Arnott Smith and … Continue reading Public Libraries as Financial Literacy Providers
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Encouraging the Use of the Saver’s Credit through VITA SITES: Evidence from a Pilot Demonstration in Two Cities
The Retirement Savings Contribution Credit, or Saver’s Credit, was created to encourage greater retirement savings among lower-income households; however, those eligible for the credit have made limited use of the program. This article by Jonathan Spader, Emily Holt, Nicole Fiore, Christopher Blaine, Holden Weisman, and Jackie Lynn Coleman reviews a pilot study aimed at encouraging … Continue reading Encouraging the Use of the Saver’s Credit through VITA SITES: Evidence from a Pilot Demonstration in Two Cities
Online Talk about Money: An Investigation of Interactions around Personal Finance in Social Media
This study by Wendy L. Way, Nancy Wong, and Damiana Gibbons examines interactions focused on personal finance that took place on a sample of blogs and Internet discussion forums. Findings suggest that, in online interactions, individuals address topics that personal finance professionals consider central to building financial capacity. The ways in which financial matters are … Continue reading Online Talk about Money: An Investigation of Interactions around Personal Finance in Social Media
University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Financial Security 