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Financial literacy for children

Children learn fastest and most instinctively through stories and games. So parents looking to teach their children financially literacy are in luck: there is a whole range of games, books and podcasts available that will awaken the financial genius in every child.
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Stephanie Kelton and the deficit "myth"

The US economist is a leading proponent of modern monetary theory, which challenges conventional ideas about government debt, inflation, and pretty much every other aspect of monetary policy. Her views have attracted plenty of attention - and not a few critics.
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How Jack Bogle took on Wall Street - and won

Bogle's conviction that low-cost index funds can deliver more for investors than active management was vindicated during his lifetime and sustains his reputation as an investment guru today.
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Share buybacks

2024 is set to be a banner year for share buyback programmes. But many market participants are critical of this practice - despite the strong endorsement from Warren Buffett.
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Why young people are financially illiterate - and how to change this

Being financially literate is just as important as knowing how to read and write, says Annamaria Lusardi, a leading expert on financial literacy who teaches at Stanford University. Her advice to parents? They should speak openly with their children about money.
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Demystifying volatility

Market fluctuations are normal and largely unavoidable, but are they also something to fear?
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William F. Sharpe: The ivory tower meets the real world

Today's investment landscape would be very different without the Capital Asset Pricing Model and the Sharpe ratio, both developed by this Nobel Prize-winning economist.
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The wit and wisdom of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger

They established what many consider to be the most successful investment partnership of all time: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. What can today's investors learn from them?
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Claudia Goldin: a cross-disciplinary detective

Best known for her work on the gender earnings gap, the Nobel laureate combines insights from both economics and history to interpret the present through the lens of the past.

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