Originally Posted by HowlerKarma
What we discovered when we went looking is that there is no textbook for a truly high-school-level Consumer Math/Financial Literacy course.
Maybe financial literacy courses help students make better decisions, but I don't know of evidence for or against this hypothesis. The research cited at

Are Financial Literacy Programs Effective?
http://studentlendinganalytics.type...ancial-literacy-programs-effective-.html is inconclusive.

I am surprised at how little bright college students (many that I know are pre-meds) know about financial markets. They don't know the difference between a stock and a bond, for example.

"To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle." - George Orwell