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. 1 min. read
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.
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There are two sources of consumer fears; tariffs and layoffs, says Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel CNBC There are two sources of consumer fears; tariffs and layoffs, says Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School discusses markets, tariffs, and AI uncertainty. 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. Social Security Fairness Act speeds up the trust fund’s insolvency, Wharton professor says Yahoo! Finance Social Security Fairness Act speeds up the trust fund’s insolvency, Wharton professor says Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School says that the Social Security Fairness Act will hasten the Social Security system’s insolvency date by about half a year. 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. Meet the athlete turned advisor who's on a financial education mission Yahoo! Finance Meet the athlete turned advisor who's on a financial education mission Former NFL player Brandon Copeland took financial education courses while attending Penn. ‘Not quite yet beautiful’: Republicans at odds over spending cuts after meeting Trump The Hill ‘Not quite yet beautiful’: Republicans at odds over spending cuts after meeting Trump According to the Penn Wharton Budget Model, proposed tax cuts by Congress account amount to $6.8 trillion in federal revenue losses if they expire after 2033. How Trump’s trade war could quickly spiral out of control CNN How Trump’s trade war could quickly spiral out of control Kent Smetters of the Wharton School says that it’s a toss-up whether the U.S. economy stumbles into a recession this year. Load More
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. Social Security Fairness Act speeds up the trust fund’s insolvency, Wharton professor says Yahoo! Finance Social Security Fairness Act speeds up the trust fund’s insolvency, Wharton professor says Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School says that the Social Security Fairness Act will hasten the Social Security system’s insolvency date by about half a year. 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. Meet the athlete turned advisor who's on a financial education mission Yahoo! Finance Meet the athlete turned advisor who's on a financial education mission Former NFL player Brandon Copeland took financial education courses while attending Penn. ‘Not quite yet beautiful’: Republicans at odds over spending cuts after meeting Trump The Hill ‘Not quite yet beautiful’: Republicans at odds over spending cuts after meeting Trump According to the Penn Wharton Budget Model, proposed tax cuts by Congress account amount to $6.8 trillion in federal revenue losses if they expire after 2033. How Trump’s trade war could quickly spiral out of control CNN How Trump’s trade war could quickly spiral out of control Kent Smetters of the Wharton School says that it’s a toss-up whether the U.S. economy stumbles into a recession this year. Load More
Social Security Fairness Act speeds up the trust fund’s insolvency, Wharton professor says Yahoo! Finance Social Security Fairness Act speeds up the trust fund’s insolvency, Wharton professor says Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School says that the Social Security Fairness Act will hasten the Social Security system’s insolvency date by about half a year. 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. Meet the athlete turned advisor who's on a financial education mission Yahoo! Finance Meet the athlete turned advisor who's on a financial education mission Former NFL player Brandon Copeland took financial education courses while attending Penn. ‘Not quite yet beautiful’: Republicans at odds over spending cuts after meeting Trump The Hill ‘Not quite yet beautiful’: Republicans at odds over spending cuts after meeting Trump According to the Penn Wharton Budget Model, proposed tax cuts by Congress account amount to $6.8 trillion in federal revenue losses if they expire after 2033. How Trump’s trade war could quickly spiral out of control CNN How Trump’s trade war could quickly spiral out of control Kent Smetters of the Wharton School says that it’s a toss-up whether the U.S. economy stumbles into a recession this year. Load More
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. Meet the athlete turned advisor who's on a financial education mission Yahoo! Finance Meet the athlete turned advisor who's on a financial education mission Former NFL player Brandon Copeland took financial education courses while attending Penn. ‘Not quite yet beautiful’: Republicans at odds over spending cuts after meeting Trump The Hill ‘Not quite yet beautiful’: Republicans at odds over spending cuts after meeting Trump According to the Penn Wharton Budget Model, proposed tax cuts by Congress account amount to $6.8 trillion in federal revenue losses if they expire after 2033. How Trump’s trade war could quickly spiral out of control CNN How Trump’s trade war could quickly spiral out of control Kent Smetters of the Wharton School says that it’s a toss-up whether the U.S. economy stumbles into a recession this year. Load More
Meet the athlete turned advisor who's on a financial education mission Yahoo! Finance Meet the athlete turned advisor who's on a financial education mission Former NFL player Brandon Copeland took financial education courses while attending Penn. ‘Not quite yet beautiful’: Republicans at odds over spending cuts after meeting Trump The Hill ‘Not quite yet beautiful’: Republicans at odds over spending cuts after meeting Trump According to the Penn Wharton Budget Model, proposed tax cuts by Congress account amount to $6.8 trillion in federal revenue losses if they expire after 2033. How Trump’s trade war could quickly spiral out of control CNN How Trump’s trade war could quickly spiral out of control Kent Smetters of the Wharton School says that it’s a toss-up whether the U.S. economy stumbles into a recession this year. Load More
‘Not quite yet beautiful’: Republicans at odds over spending cuts after meeting Trump The Hill ‘Not quite yet beautiful’: Republicans at odds over spending cuts after meeting Trump According to the Penn Wharton Budget Model, proposed tax cuts by Congress account amount to $6.8 trillion in federal revenue losses if they expire after 2033. How Trump’s trade war could quickly spiral out of control CNN How Trump’s trade war could quickly spiral out of control Kent Smetters of the Wharton School says that it’s a toss-up whether the U.S. economy stumbles into a recession this year. Load More
How Trump’s trade war could quickly spiral out of control CNN How Trump’s trade war could quickly spiral out of control Kent Smetters of the Wharton School says that it’s a toss-up whether the U.S. economy stumbles into a recession this year.