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The goal of the study was to understand executives' feelings regarding employees with financial problems. The authors discovered that executives are adamant that their employees' finances are in order so company time and money is not wasted. When an employee is facing money troubles, he or she may become distracted at work or use company time to settle the matter. Many of the executives who were interviewed indicated they learned financials skill from their parents and while attending college.

This article, available in PDF format through EBSCO, discusses the problem of "financial aliteracy." Most Americans have limited knowledge of strategies for saving and investing. This is a timely topic, given the current problems on Wall Street.

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Discusses the importance of future savings such as retirement funds. The article also discusses common reasons for failed retirement plans. The source is a good reference point to compare the different issues facing adults and young people.

A study done on debt with college students. The article includes statistics. The statistics agknowledge the ongoing financial problem especially with young people. The statistics can be confusing but it is an interesting and valuable article.

The article discuses how parents can prepare their children entering college about financial literacy. It is important that freshman understand the intricacies of credit cards such as, interest rates and fees.

This is an article that mentions ideas about ways to help manage a person's finances. Many adults don't completely understand their finances, and this article exlains ways in how enhanced schooling can help someone become more knowledgable.

SmartyPig helps you save for a specific goal, by allowing you to invite others to contribute to your account, giving you incentive boosts from top retailers and a competitive interest rate on your money. One of a number of websites popping up, designed to make users financially literate in a hands-on way.

The investigation by the attorney general appears to be focused on the adequacy of disclosure of policy terms and costs to students.

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The authors discuss how college students' overreliance on credit cards and accumulated student loans have left many graduates with outstanding debt and poor credit scores. Credit card companies aggressively solicit college students, who are enticed by the power a credit card grants. Upon graduation, students with large sums of debt may find it difficult to find a job or rent property due to poor credit. To counter this surge of irresponsibility, the authors propose colleges create programs to educate students on how to use a credit card responsibly. The problem with creating more programs is universities must spend extra funds to create and maintain such an initiative. The authors fail to propose an early education curriculum for younger children to immerse them in the area of personal finance.

Apprehension, with an enduring edge to it. That's the general mood among the twentysomethings I've heard from during the last several weeks in response to a question I asked about how the recession is making them feel.