Is teaching finances like teaching about sex?
Here's an interesting take on financial literacy. http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/19/is-teaching-financial-literacy-a-waste-of-time/. It's from a little ways back, but it makes me wonder if financial education should be required -- just like sex education? Do we all need to do our financial homework, or is it a waste of time?
With all the bad news, maybe it's time for at least learning how to be critical about who is selling us what, so we don't learn the hard way -- like many have in recent months.
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Economic Alert is a daily blog on business and the economy in the San Gabriel Valley and beyond, featuring updates and observations from the staff of the San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group. SGVN includes the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News and Whittier Daily News.
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Kevin Smith is business editor for the San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group. Over the past 15 years, Smith has covered development, housing, employment, technology and financial trends for a variety of newspapers.
Ryan Carter covers business and the economy for the San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group.
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