Financial Education Programs That Work
The Institute for Socio-Financial Studies (ISFS) is an independent non-profit organization that conducts feasibility, benchmarking, strategic development, and evaluation studies of consumer financial education programs.
ISFS takes a uniquely cross-disciplinary research approach that illuminates the socio-financial factors influencing consumer financial decision-making in today's changing marketplace.
Armed with this information, organizations and professionals can create counseling, education, and planning activities that benefit their companies, clients, and employees.
For more information about how ISFS can serve your organization, contact ISFS Director Lois A. Vitt.
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ISFS recently evaluated the Personal Financial Risk Management Program currently being used by the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) command of the U. S. Navy in Norfolk, VA. The Program trains mid-level petty officers in the basics of financial literacy. The content for the evaluation was gathered during a 2 1/2 day "hands on" workshop conducted by MARMC in March, 2006 and a follow-up focus group held with the participants in June, 2006. |
Goodbye to Complacency
Financial Literacy Education in the U.S. 2000-2005 Co-Published by ISFS and AARP Goodbye to Complacency is an update to Personal Finance and the Rush to Competence. The update was commissioned and prepared for the AARP. The report was presented at the 2005 US-UK Dialogue on Pensions, July 19-21, 2005, Washington, DC, United States. The full report is not available as a bound text, but may be downloaded from this site. To
view the Executive Summary, click here... |
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Secrets to Successful Home Buying and Selling Released
ISFS Founding Director, Dr. Lois A. Vitt, recently authored a book on the sociological and psychological factors that drive the real estate decision-making process. The book is published by Prentice Hall / Pearson Education, and has been well received, generating positive comments similar to these by Robert Bruss, nationally syndicated columnist.
To learn more about the book and read the whole review, visit RealtyStudies.com... |
Selected Articles and Papers by ISFS Personnel Health Alert! by Dr. Jurg K. Siegenthaler, Consulting Research Director, ISFS Published on SwissInfo.ch website View Article Consumers’ Financial Decisions and the Psychology of Values by Dr. Vitt — Published in Journal of Financial Service Professionals View Article Consumer Health Care Finances and Education: Matters of Values An Issue Brief Published by Employee Benefit Research Institute View Executive Summary Download Document Personal Finance and the Rush to Competence: Financial Literacy Education in the U.S. A Study Funded by the Fannie Mae Foundation View Executive Summary View Complete Document |