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Barely Average Financial Education in the U.S.
It might not be surprising, but the United States isn’t close to the top when it comes to basic financial literacy skills among teenage students. Which country is? China. The…
High School Students Innovate to Win Big at Money$peak
Princeton, NJ – Thirteen schools participated in the expanded fourth year of the Money$peak Competition, presented by the Mercadien Foundation and Rider University. Teams from Bordentown Regional, Colts Neck, Hopewell…
NJ High Schoolers Tout Their Financial IQ at 4th Annual Money$peak Competition
Princeton, NJ – How’s your financial IQ? New Jersey high school students from 13 districts across the state will compete for major prizes for showing off theirs delivering financial lessons…
National Financial Literacy Month – Building Your Toolkit!
We know it’s a touchy subject, but let’s talk about money! Want to know your financial literacy score? Take our short, 10-question quiz where you’ll be able to see how…
New Jersey High Schools Create and Innovate at Regional Money$peak Competition
Princeton, NJ – The regionally expanded third year of the Money$peak Competition, presented by the Mercadien Foundation and Rider University with participating student teams from surrounding New Jersey high school…
National Financial Literacy Month Just Got More Exciting
Everyone knows there are certain things you just don’t discuss in polite company, right? It seems this month we need to recognize the taboo that no one even seems to…
Student Debt – A Growing National Crisis
Over 70 percent of Bachelor’s degree recipients need to borrow money to attend college – having racked up $1.3 trillion in student loan debt nationally. With the average debt being…
Holiday Saving Starts NOW
Summer was the time to get away, but now we’re back to school, college, and work. Before we know it, Thanksgiving will be over and the holidays will be nipping…
Money$peak Expands, Maintains Focus on Retention, Real-Life Skills
Money$peak is expanding its reach. The Mercadien Foundation, in partnership with Rider University’s Graduate School of Business, concluded its second year of the Money$peak program in June 2016 with great…
Central NJ High Schools Win Big At Regional Money$peak Competition
Princeton, NJ – The expanded second annual Money$peak competition, presented by the Mercadien Foundation and Rider University, with participating student teams from Bordentown, Hillsborough, Hopewell Valley, Lawrence, Steinert, and West…