There’s no doubt that financial decisions have a crucial impact on our lives.
Everyone should have access to knowledge on how to save money, buy a home, make smart purchases, and build a robust portfolio of investments. This information can be dry at times, but it can also be the difference between being living month-to-month and achieving financial independence.
Yet statistics show that only about 16.4% of high school grads were required to take a course on personal finance, and problems go far deeper than that. Right now, financial literacy is dropping around the globe – and even worse, a record-high amount of debt is weighing younger generations down.
Introducing Wealth 101
Today we’re proud to announce our partnership with U.S. non-profit Next Gen Personal Finance, which specializes in offering free personal finance resources for teachers and students.
Together, we’ve created Wealth 101, an educational resource that will feature regular infographics on how to make responsible financial decisions:
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About Wealth 101
Wealth 101 is the personal finance course you’ve always deserved. Using powerful infographics and data visualizations, it will be updated regularly to build out a compelling base of lessons for people of all ages and backgrounds. Wealth 101 infographics can all be accessed at http://wealth.visualcapitalist.com (These infographics will also be posted on the regular Visual Capitalist site, as well.) |
To start, here are our first two infographics for the project.
The first deals with the problem of financial literacy, while the other showcases the financial concepts that we’ll be addressing as we build out Wealth 101.
The Financial Literacy Problem
Financial literacy has been dropping for years. This giant infographic shows why that’s a problem, and what we can do to make future generations more prepared:
The Personal Finance Landscape
This personal finance wheel covers the most important concepts you need to know in order to gain financial independence:
Click on the above previews to see the full infographics.
Lastly, we appreciate your support as we continue to build out this resource!
Founding Partners
NGPF is a free high-school personal finance curriculum and professional development partner helping teachers deliver essential money understanding in an easy-to-grasp, engaging way.
Visual Capitalist is a leading financial media site that creates and curates enriched visual content focused on emerging trends in business and investing.
