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Video Game Teaches Kids About Money, Asset Protection and Life

If your kids are chattering non-stop about things like emeralds, pickaxes and creepers, you may have a unique opportunity to turn a video game addiction into a life lesson about money. Minecraft, a video game phenomenon with over 100 million …

Wells Fargo, Telemundo Partner on Financial Literacy Campaign for Hispanics

Wells Fargo of San Francisco has partnered with Miami-based media giant Telemundo for a six-week media campaign targeting financial literacy within the Hispanic community. Launched Oct. 13, “Conversemos de Tus Finanzas” is focused on empowering Hispanics to enhance their financial …

N.J.’s Financial Literacy Program Gets Underway for New School Year

New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Acting Commissioner Ken Kobylowski visited a local high school Wednesday, kicking off his department’s statewide financial literacy program for the new school year.At the Old Bridge High School in Matawan, N.J., Kobylowski urged …

Rhode Island’s Financial Literacy Program Expanding to 44 Schools

A financial literacy program for high school students in Rhode Island is getting a boost. Rhode Island State Treasurer Gina Raimondo said this week that the web-based program, called EverFI, is set to expand to 44 schools over the next …

N.J. Stresses Importance of Financial Literacy to High School Students

Ken Kobylowski, acting commissioner for New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, is teaching teenagers about the importance of financial literacy. “Learning about financial literacy is just as important as learning about English, mathematics or science,” Kobylowski said during his …