Tag: financial literacy
Five Questions With Bruno Figueiredo
Bruno Figueiredo | Vice president, associate readiness, Bank of America; chairman, Rhode Island Financial Literacy
1. What is financial literacy? Financial literacy means having the...
Why financial literacy is elusive
Graduation season will soon be upon us, and with it, so many admonitions explaining why students are unprepared for the challenges of the real...
Study: R.I. ranks No. 42 in U.S. for ‘financial literacy’
PROVIDENCE – Financial services website WalletHub recently ranked Rhode Island No. 42 among the 50 states and the District of Columbia for financial literacy.
Rhode...
Magaziner: R.I. students lack personal finance education
PROVIDENCE – General Treasurer Seth Magaziner says the Ocean State doesn’t measure up when it comes to educating students about personal finance.
Magaziner’s office recently...
Boosting financial literacy Brooks’ passion
Margaret Brooks is passionate about empowering the state’s vulnerable populations via financial literacy, a subject she knows intimately.
The fourth of nine children growing up...
R.I. schools to be graded on how well they teach about...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island schools will be taking an exam in the future with one central question: How well do you teach financial literacy?
Treasurer...
Washington Trust honored for its educational partnership promoting financial literacy
PROVIDENCE – The Washington Trust Co. has been awarded the 2018 Financial Capability Innovation Award by EverFi Inc. and its Financial Capability Network for...
Five Questions With: Dawn Arpin
Dawn Arpin is the director of marketing at BlumShapiro, where she is responsible for marketing and business-development strategy, advertising, public relations and community relations for...
Five Questions With: George J. Charette III
George J. Charette III is president and CEO of Pawtucket Credit Union. The credit union recently hosted Real World Day, a day dedicated to...
Citizens to provide $1.5 million for financial literacy
PROVIDENCE – Citizens Bank is providing $1.5 million to 80 nonprofits across its geographical footprint to support financial literacy.
April marks the national financial literacy...
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