Financial Literacy: The Road to Financial Well-Being
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FindLaw and Thomson Reuters have partnered with the American Bar Association's Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section to create The Financial Literacy Project to help you understand personal finance, create a financial plan, and act on that plan. The Financial Literacy Project is intended to be a long-term, evolving public service project. Empowering ourselves changes our lives. Empowering others changes our communities.
In the first module of the Financial Literacy Project, learn how financial literacy can help empower you, your family, and your community. The Financial Literacy Project is a partnership between the American Bar Association and Thomson Reuters.
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