Here are some quick links to check out this week:
- Ken’s Korner – If you’re a student looking for some resources written just for you check out this new blog by Ken O’Conner at cuStudentLoans.org. The web site contains: “…helpful tips on navigating, finding options, useful links to sites, answers to common questions and more!”
- Here’s a new video with important lessons parents can teach their teens.
- At the Financial Literacy and Ignorance blog a research paper on financial literacy among young adults is discussed. Some of the findings:
- only 27% of people age 23-28 can answer 3 basic questions about interest rates, inflation and risk diversification.
- there are large gender differences in financial literacy, with young women knowing much less than young men.
- Financial literacy is influenced by parents.
Head on over to the blog and check out the full results there.
