Helping Consumers Make Wise Financial Decisions
A Report from a Roundtable on the State of Financial Education as it Relates to Public Policy
On March 21 and 22, 2007, the Financial Services and Education Project of the Asset Building Program at the New America Foundation hosted a roundtable discussion among a diverse group of people with expertise in financial education. The group included academics from a variety of disciplines, those involved in providing financial education for both youth and adults, representatives of financial institutions, and others interested in the topic. This paper briefly summarizes two days of rich discussions. In the near future, we will publish a series of policy recommendations informed by the roundtable that we believe can begin to help Americans be fully competent to succeed in a world of increased financial responsibility and opportunity.
