In this paper, we examine financial literacy and financial resilience in Italy. We show that financial literacy is particularly low among the young, women, and the less educated. We also highlight regional differences in financial knowledge, with individuals in Southern Italy performing worse....

This paper examines financial literacy in Canada using a dataset from early 2023 that measures the knowledge of middle-aged Canadians regarding their retirement income system. We first document important financial literacy differences across gender, age, education, and labor market status. Using...

Many households have insufficient savings to handle moderate and routine consumption shocks. Many of these financially fragile households also have the highest lottery expenditures as a proportion of income. This combination suggests that Prize-Linked Savings (PLS) accounts, that combine...

Reichwerden beginnt im Kopf! Die traditionellen Geldanlagen funktionieren nicht mehr. In der Nullzinswelt haben die alten Gesetze des Vermögensaufbaus ihre Gültigkeit verloren. Noch nie war es so schwierig, sein Geld anzulegen und zu vermehren. Und trotzdem: Jeder kann die finanzielle...

"In Investing with Purpose, you will learn how to: *Use all your resources to build your future, especially your precious, limited time. *Avoid the emotional pitfalls that lead smart investors to make bad decisions. *Face your fear and take reasonable risks to capitalize on your best...