Financial Literacy

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Definition

Financial Literacy is the general level of understanding by different segments of the population of how Finance and the Financial System work. At the level of an individual this includes

  • including individual abilities to participate in informed ways with adequate understanging of Risk and opportunities
  • utilize the full spectrum of available instruments
  • be able to express informed opinions and direct the overall evolution of the financial system

At an aggregate level financial literacy means collective mindsets and behaviors that emerge at the system level as the result of interactions of many individuals