"Women are in a special need of becoming financially literate.

They must also be financially literate, and thus be able to understand financial statements.

According to him, the knowledge of finance is a basic survival skill and everybody needs to be "financially literate".

There are five main reasons why financially literate people may still not develop abundant asset columns.

"If you want to be rich, you need to be financially literate."

One source put it more bluntly: "The Court has people who are not financially literate enough."

All audit committee members should be financially literate.

This book helps children become financially literate.

Why should I become financially literate?

Senator Akaka understands the importance of being financially literate and making informed decisions about personal finances.

So if you want to be rich and maintain your wealth, it's important to be financially literate, in words as well as numbers.

Does ANY government want an enlightened, intelligent and financially literate electorate?

It encourages individuals to become financially literate to combat the upcoming problems facing America, such as the shrinking middle class and the entitlement mentality.

The internet's most financially literate country music star, Merle Hazard, shares his take on big banks

Lechter and the council, composed of 19 members from the business, faith and non-profit communities work to shape the course for a financially literate nation.

Select Medical's board affirms in its proxy that its audit committee members have the required financial or accounting expertise, and calls them "financially literate."

Researchers do not agree on whether baby boomers and other workers are saving enough for their retirement.37 Research suggests that individuals who are not financially literate tend to save less.

It's evident that an individual with business acumen has some level of financial understanding and knowledge - but someone who is financially literate doesn't necessarily possess strong business acumen.

As for the growing numbers of the financially literate (indeed, given the levitation of the stock market, financially obsessed), Mr. Mayer's thesis is bound to be provocative.

Over the years, investors' community has become financially literate and in the current domain of online trading, they seek out for the cutting-edge and authentic financial data and research reports.

CHAPTER EIGHT Overcoming Obstacles Once people have studied and become financially literate, they may still face roadblocks to becoming financially independent.

Alastair Mundy, a highly regarded fund manager at Investec, said that "a financially literate Martian landing on Planet Earth would be left scratching his head", given the performance of shares.

Test results released last week by the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy, a nonprofit group based in Washington, showed that only 51.9 percent of high school seniors were financially literate, down from 57.3 percent in 1997.

In an effort to increase saving, bankers are working with the A.B.A. Education Foundation to present consumer education programs for adults and children, teaching them to become "more financially literate," said the foundation's chairman, Lloyd Lyons.

Institute of Internal Auditors best practice: "The audit committee will consist of at least three and no more than six members of the board of directors... Each committee member will be both independent and financially literate.