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Ask The Experts: Fostering Financial Literacy in the U.S.

Apr 15, 2015

Wallet Hub - Financial literacy is a growing area of focus for the academic community – from public school policymakers to university researchers. Areerat Lertchaipitak, doctoral candidate and associate instructor of personal finance at Texas Tech University, discussed some of the issues related to financial literacy.

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6 costly estate-planning minefields, and how to avoid them

Apr 15, 2015

Consumer Reports - Over the years many celebrities have provided cautionary estate-planning lessons, and actor James Gandolfini, who died in June 2013 at age 51, is no exception. The actor, known for portraying mob boss Tony Soprano, left a portion of his estate, widely estimated at $70 million, to relatives and friends through his will, which became public and was criticized as being badly constructed. At least Gandolfini had an estate plan; fewer and fewer Americans do. In 1998, 61 percent of Americans 55 and older had a will or trust. In 2012, only about 54 percent did, says a study by Texas Tech University.

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