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There are serious problems with the concept of 'financial literacy'

  • Written by Levon Ellen Blue, Research fellow, Griffith University
imageBeing financially literate is not as simple as applying a set of skills.Shutterstock

As the world of finance becomes more complex, most of us aren’t keeping up. In this series we’re exploring what it means to be financially literate.

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