Did Your State Pass?

  CNN Money presented an interesting article on high school personal finance education. The Center for Financial Literacy at Champlain College has reviewed all 50 states and graded them. Eleven states recieved an F, where personal finance is not a requirement for students and may not even be offered. Missouri is one of seven states to pass with an A. Missouri requires students to enroll in a minimum of one semester to learning about personal finance. It is an extremely important topic for students to learn about. Only 40% of states recieved an A or B when graded on personal finance education. To learn more about how states were graded and how other states performed, please click here. 



Right to Work on the Move to Missouri?

As a Finance and Economics student, oftentimes current news affects the direction of our class discussions. A Right to Work law secures the right of employees to decide for themselves whether or not to join or financially support a union. This debate started happening in Wisconsin and since then has moved into Ohio, Minnesota, and Indiana. The Right to Work has been a main news topic and many predict the law will go in effect in Missouri also.

Here are two articles I found on the topic:

This one is from the Wall Street Journal.
This one is from the National Right to Work Committee.

Worst States for Retirement

Ebonee Bright

Family Investment Center

Money Rates reported that Missouri is the number 9 worst state to retire in. Based on a life expectancy of about 76 years and the fact that Missouri is the 15th most violent state in the United States, they deemed it unwelcoming for retirees.

You can read the full story below.

10 Worst States for Retirement

Click here to see their best states for retirement.