Poor financial literacy failing young workersBY KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021 12:40PMAs more young workers turn to mum and dad, and social media for financial advice, a new survey finds that the educational system is failing to provide practical financial literacy skills for students as they navigate the workforce. Related News |
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Matt Gaden
HEAD OF AUSTRALIA
JANUS HENDERSON INVESTORS (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED
JANUS HENDERSON INVESTORS (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED
Helping investors traverse financial markets and build their wealth during the peaks and troughs is Janus Henderson Investors head of Australia Matt Gaden's game plan. He tells Karren Vergara why in this long game of investing, active management wins.
Karen, that's why we have Financial Advisers.
Teaching so-called financial literacy in schools and even by social media will never remove the need for an empathetic, experienced financial adviser in later life. No more than trying to teach every young person to be well versed in medicine, law, economics or accounting.