Financial Literacy for Kids a Big Worry for Parents, BofA Says
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Teaching children how to be financially savvy is almost as important as maintaining a close relationship with family, according to Bank of America Corp.
The Merrill Lynch Affluent Insights Quarterly, which surveyed 1,000 Americans in June with investable assets of at least $250,000, found that 51 percent cited “financial know-how” as the most important life lesson to share with their children. That compares with 54 percent who named maintaining ties to family, 26 percent who said choosing the right spouse and 11 percent who mentioned staying physically fit.