Financial Literacy for Everyone

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November 23, 2009 – MetroNews.ca
Trim holiday spending
The thrill of thrift still has Canadians in thrall. Despite cheery "It's over!" proclamations about the recession, consumers from coast to coast appear determined to keep their holiday spending in check.

November 4, 2009 – National Post
Visa revises its financial literacy site
It's appropriate that here in the middle of Credit Education Week, Visa Canada says it has relaunched its financial literacy web site: practicalmoneyskills.ca The revamp makes the site more accessible to young adults, teachers and consumers contemplating such varied life events as saving for university or the financial implications of divorce. There are also some interactive games like Financial Football which try to put some fun into attaining financial literacy.

February 19, 2009 – Calgary Herald
Fostering Financial Literacy
Ian Balfour, a former Paralympic alpine skier knows the value of understanding the world of finances. Balfour, who today is an associate with the law firm Blake, Cassels& Graydon in Calgary, recently helped Visa launch its newly-revised financial literacy resource named Choices & Decisions: Taking Charge of Your Financial Life.

February 6, 2009 – National Post
Madoff and the need to boost financial literacy: Visa enhances classroom resource
If the Madoff Ponzi scheme taught us anything -- see the massive coverage today on the front pages of any North American newspaper -- it's that when it comes to financial literacy, even the supposedly "elect" can sometimes be fooled.