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This from The Economist Magazine, 16 Fe 2013 Buttonwood section "A survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (see sources below) reported that: "Unfortunately, we do not find conclusive evidence that, in general, financial education programmes do lead to greater financial knowledge and ultimately to better financial behaviour."
This is especially the case when children are taught the subject at school, often well before they have to deal with the issues personally"
Perhaps he should direct some attention to the ISN approach to member choice.