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How well do you understand the basics of money? A study by FINRA¹ found a direct link between understanding money and responsible behavior with credit. Here's the bad news: women have consistently scored lower than men on measures of financial literacy.  Here's the even bigger, badder news: this lack of knowledge has impacted wealth accumulation, stock market participation, retirement planning and fueled women's use of high-cost alternative financial services like payday lending and auto title loans.² Learning the basics about money may make a big difference in the way you manage your credit.

Here is the  5 question financial literacy test FINRA utilized- how do you score?

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