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A U.S. Army requirement that newly enlisted men and women complete an ambitious personal finance course is having some impressive results. At a time when financial education is increasingly being criticized as an ineffective way to raise Americans’ low saving rate, an 8-hour course held on 13 Army bases is significantly boosting how much military…
What motivates women to get to work on their personal finances? Change. Emotions are also important motivators. But “the most compelling factor” spurring most of the women interviewed in a focus group to take action was a significant life change, Utah State University researchers write in the Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning. Since Apr…
