November is Financial Literacy Month. This year’s theme is strengthening financial literacy through collaboration. Here are some resources and articles to help you and your employees.
Resources
- Financial Literacy Month events calendar via the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada website
- Tools and calculators for credit cards, mortgages, banking and budgeting via the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada website
- Your Financial Toolkit, which provides information on banking, income taxes, mortgages, savings, insurance, retirement and other topics via the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada website
- Canadian Financial Literacy Database via the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada website
- Financial literacy self-assessment quiz via the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada website
- Your Money Seniors via the Investment Canadian Bankers Association website
Articles
Generations share investing angst
Canadians across the generations have one thing in common when it comes to money: angst.
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Canadians know more about healthy diets than investing
When it comes to their financial literacy, 94% of Canadians give themselves a passing grade.
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Three steps to providing financial education
There’s no debating that employees are stressed when it comes to their personal finances. Why should companies offer financial education?
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Who’s responsible for financial literacy?
According to a poll, Canadians don’t feel enough is done to help them understand financial matters.
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Financial literacy and your bottom line
Several factors support the argument that employers should also be helping to improve their employees’ financial education.
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Why financial literacy matters
Does financial literacy matter? Does it have any effect on how Canadians make financial decisions?
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A new approach to financial literacy
Few Canadians will voluntarily educate themselves about financial matters—especially when it comes to retirement planning. Just ask the many plan sponsors and providers that have spent big money on member education materials and financial planning tools that sit largely ignored and unused.
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