Paying attention to improving financial literacy


A survey that was conducted by Creador’s financial education website called Multiply revealed that only about a third of 3,333 respondents had a firm grasp of basic financial concepts.

FINANCIAL literacy or knowledge in personal finance has not grown despite more sophisticated financial offerings to individuals in this area.

This stark gap serves as a reminder that knowledge in these matters can be further improved among the Malaysian people.

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