Taking Ownership of the Future: The National Strategy for Financial Literacy



A comprehensive blueprint for improving financial literacy in America is offered in this guide. Individuals interested in asset building and understanding how to manage financial resources will find this blueprint useful. The strategy covers 13 areas of financial education and contains 26 specific calls to action. To read PDF files, get here.

Taking Ownership of the Future: The National Strategy for Financial Literacy Financial education also is essential to help consumers understand how to prevent becoming involved in transactions that are financially destructive, how to avoid becoming victims of fraud and how to exercise their consumer protection rights. Financial literacy can empower consumers to be better shoppers allowing them to obtain goods and services at lower cost. More>> [PDF, 1.88MB]

Taking Ownership of the Future: The National Strategy for Financial Literacy. U.S. Department of Treasury/ODF. 2007. English. [PDF, 1.88MB].