Summary
In an April 2012 international survey of 25,000 people, Visa ranks countries in order of financial literacy. Brazil topped the list, and the U.S. finished just out of the medal round
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If financial literacy were an Olympic event, no one would be shouting “USA!” as Americans got shut out of the medal round, finishing fourth with a score of 44.6.
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