Two Cents

Why Americans Are Failing the Grade at Financial Literacy (2019x29)

Air date: Jul 17, 2019

SUPPORT us on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/twocentspbsds SUBSCRIBE to Two Cents! https://goo.gl/jQ857H Americans tend to get basic financial questions wrong compared to other Western countries… why is that? And what can be done about it? Two Cents on FB: https://www.facebook.com/TwoCentsPBS Two Cents on Twitter: @twocentspbs Email us: twocentspbs@gmail.com -- Two Cents was created by Katie Graham, Andrew Matthews, Philip Olson CFP® and Julia Lorenz-Olson and is brought to you by PBS Digital Studios. We love dropping some knowledge on all things personal finance and helping you make better money decisions. Two Cents is hosted by Philip Olson, CFP® and Julia Lorenz-Olson Directors: Katie Graham & Andrew Matthews Written by: Julia Lorenz-Olson Executive Producer: Amanda Fox Produced by: Katie Graham Edited & Animated by: Dano Johnson Images by: Shutterstock Music by: APM SOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_average_wage https://money.cnn.com/2016/10/24/pf/financial-mistake-budget/index.html http://www.apnorc.org/news-media/Pages/News+Media/Poll-Two-thirds-of-US-would-struggle-to-cover-$1,000-crisis.aspx https://www.urban.org/research/publication/delinquent-debt-america https://www.investmentnews.com/article/20190302/FEATURE/190229936/financial-literacy-an-epic-fail-in-america https://www.nefe.org/_images/research/GWU-Financial-Capability-Young-Adults/GWU-Financial-Capability-Young-Adults-Final-Report.pdf https://www.investmentnews.com/article/20190302/FEATURE/190229936/financial-literacy-an-epic-fail-in-america https://www.thebalance.com/credit-card-companies-love-college-students-960090 http://fortune.com/2016/07/12/financial-literacy/ https://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/infographic-parents-kids-credit.php http://www.surveyofthestates.com/#state-of-financial-and-economic-programs-across-the-nation https://twocents.lifehacker.com/your-guide-to-free-resources-for-improving-your-money-s-1557