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“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest”<\/em> – Benjamin Franklin.<\/span><\/h2>\n

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The statistics on financial literacy are eye opening, particularly for low-income students. Many well-heeled families, though, don’t teach financial literacy because discussing money is often viewed as uncomfortable or taboo.<\/p>\n

As an Ambassador for the Financial Awareness Foundation, the importance of teaching financial literacy is paramount, not only for the multigenerational families my firm serves, but also for the public. As such, I decided to ask my son three questions. Enjoy.<\/p>\n

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Teaching kids about financial literacy early in life gives them a head start on subjects that often aren’t taught in school: how to balance a check book, the difference between stocks and bonds, and compound interest, to name a few.<\/p>\n

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If you’d like to receive financial literacy resources to share with your family members, friends, and others who you think would benefit from them, please use the following link:<\/h3>\n

>> Get Financial Literacy Information <<<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

We’ll happily provide you with the tools that we’ve found resourceful in teaching financial literacy.<\/h3>\n

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“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest” – Benjamin Franklin<\/p>\n

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\"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest\"<\/em> - Benjamin Franklin<\/p>

The statistics on financial literacy are eye opening, particularly for low-income students. Many well-heeled families, though, don't teach financial literacy because discussing money is often viewed as uncomfortable or taboo.<\/p>

As an Ambassador for the Financial Awareness Foundation, the importance of teaching financial literacy is paramount, not only for the multigenerational families my firm serves, but also for the public. As such, I decided to ask my son three questions. Enjoy.<\/p>

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GJiMVFpfz5o<\/p>

Teaching kids about financial literacy early in life gives them a head start on subjects that often aren't taught in school: how to balance a check book, the difference between stocks and bonds, and compound interest, to name a few.<\/p>

If you'd like to receive financial literacy resources to share with your family members, friends, and others who you think would benefit from them, please use the following link: https:\/\/yourdedicatedfiduciary.com\/contact\/.<\/a>\u00a0We'll happily provide you with the tools that we've found resourceful in teaching financial literacy.<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","content-type":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[177,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-financial-planning"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Importance of Financial Literacy - Your Dedicated Fiduciary\u00ae<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Many well-heeled families, though, don't teach financial literacy because discussing money is often viewed as uncomfortable or taboo.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/yourdedicatedfiduciary.com\/?p=942\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Importance of Financial Literacy - 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