Financial literacy: Useful links

Find links to other financial literacy websites and to research by other organisations.

New Zealand financial education links

 Massey University

NZQA -Personal Financial Management Unit Standards

New Zealand Curriculum Online - Financial Capability

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New Zealand financial literacy links

Unravelling financial jargon, Write Limited

A free e-book full of plain language alternatives for financial words and expressions. 

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New Zealand research reports

How young New Zealanders learn about personal finance: A longitudinal study, Fin-Ed Centre, Massey University (PDF 5.9 KB, Nov 2012)

This report covers the first stage in a 20-year longitudinal study designed to contribute to better understanding of issues related to the level of financial literacy in New Zealand.

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New Zealand financial support services links

Family Services: Family finances

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OECD financial literacy links

OECD websites

OECD Financial Education

OECD International Gateway to Financial Education

Empowering Women through Financial Awareness, 2012

This report, initiated by the OECD, describes the findings of a review of the literature on gender differences in financial literacy with the aim of better understanding their causes and consequences, as well as identifying possible policy responses.

Read Empowering Women through Financial Awareness (PDF 947.1 KB)

OECD financial education database

The OECD financial education database provides access to:

  • Details of financial literacy programmes by country
  • Financial literacy articles and research

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Other international financial literacy links

AFI

Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI)

Australia

Canada

Canadian Centre for Financial Literacy (CCFL)

Europe

European Commission - Expert Group on Financial Education

United Kingdom

Personal Financial Education Group (pfeg)

MyMoney Week

United States

These links are additional to those included in the OECD International Gateway for Financial Education database (see above).

My Money – The United States government’s financial education website

Squared Away Blog – Financial Security Project at Boston College

 -  Three institutions brings together a wide selection of research partners pioneering studies on financial literacy

Financial Literacy and Ignorance (Professor Annamaria Lusardi blog)

 – Blog of a respected US academic

FINRA Investor Education Foundation -  Research and educational projects

Take Charge America Institute – University of Arizona

Practical Money Skills for Life – Visa’s financial literacy programme

 

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