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Does financial literacy decline with age?

Does financial literacy decline with age?

A new study co-authored by Wharton’s Olivia Mitchell reveals an alarming drop in financial and health literacy levels for older men and women over the span of 12 years.

From Knowledge at Wharton

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How to prevent student loan delinquency

How to prevent student loan delinquency

Wharton’s Katy Milkman and Robert Kuan find that simple, inexpensive “nudges” can help prevent delinquencies among student loan borrowers.

Stop letting foreign executives cheat American investors
The Hill

Stop letting foreign executives cheat American investors

A study from the Wharton School estimates that foreign executives are able to dodge losses of more than $10 billion through undisclosed insider trading while leaving devalued stock in the hands of American investors.

BlackRock CEO suggests changes to Social Security
Newsweek

BlackRock CEO suggests changes to Social Security

Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School says that early 2000s proposals for voluntary adoption of personal accounts into Social Security would have required some transition funding in the short-term but returned the system to solvency in the long-run.