Money Issues Links
A Daunting Topic by Elizabeth Duke: How to Improve Consumers' Financial Education
"If our schools can't spare the resources to provide financial literacy as a subject unto itself, I believe that the concepts required for sound financial decisionmaking should ... be incorporated into existing subject areas. Math problems can involve consumer financial calculations. Social studies classes can help students understand the real world financial issues and decisions they will face as young adults" more »
Women and Retirement Risk
Forty-six percent of retired women are more likely to expect to pay for assistance than retired men (34 percent), during the less active, somewhat limited stage of retirement. Additionally, 70 percent of retired women are more likely to rely on family or community services for help than retired men, during the least active stage of retirement more »
Managing Financial Goals: Study on Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers
"the standard of conduct for all brokers, dealers, and investment advisers, when providing personalized investment advice about securities to retail customers ... shall be to act in the best interest of the customer without regard to the financial or other interest of the broker, dealer, or investment adviser providing the advice" more »
How Did Labor Do in the 2010 Election?
"Labor 2010 member-to-member mobilization included 30 million phone calls, 20 million pieces of mail and 5.1 million knocks on union family doors." The percent of union households voting Democratic has held up as well as it has because of the growth of public sector unions such as AFSCME and SEIU more »
