Financial literacy (understanding the language of money) is absolutely essential to living a successful and independent life. That is what we are all learning as a result of a global economic crisis. It is what what comes to be obvious, when you recognize that the U.S. economy, the largest in the wo...

By John Hope BryantSpecial to the World Economic Forum Leaders in the 21st century have to make a decision; light a candle, or curse the darkness. I choose to light a candle, and I also believe that there is a genuine hope for a family reunion of sorts, between the Middle East and the West. Dr. Mart...

The Imperative for Innovation: International Perspectives on How Financial Education Can Change the World I am once again honored to be here in Beijing, China, speaking before the Citi-FT Global Financial Education Summit. The Chinese people I have encountered here have been warm and welcoming. I am...

A global crusade is under way to teach personal finance to the masses As published in the April 3rd, 2008 edition of The Economist. “EVERYBODY wants it. Nobody understands it. Money is the great taboo. People just won't talk about it. And that is what leads you to subprime. Take the greed and the ...