A recent panel discussed efforts to strengthen retirement planning through financial literacy, given that it is now more important than ever to save for retirement. Unfortunately, many workers are penalized by low levels of financial sophistication resulting in poor financial planning. Panelist Olivia S. Mitchell, Wharton Professor of Insurance/Risk Management and Applied Economics/Policy and Director of the Pension Research Council spoke on these themes, along with Carlos Ramirez, President of the Mexican National Commission for the Pension System. He is responsible for the Commission’s financial literacy initiative and for regulating Mexico’s pensions. Bettina Von Jagow, Chairwoman of My Finance Coach, is a former professor of literary and cultural sciences at the University of Erfurt, Germany; the foundation seeks to improve students’ understanding of finance.
Click here to read the full discussion on financial literacy at ProjectM-Online.com
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