Personal income increased 0.3%, or $74.1 billion, in June, the Commerce Department said. The personal savings rate — a percentage of disposable personal income — was 4.5%. Meanwhile, personal consumption expenditures increased 0.3%, or $69.9 billion.
Survey: Most people want financial education taught as ‘core’ course in school
More than three in four U.S. adults believe that financial education should be part of the “core curriculum” taught in high school, according to a new survey by the National Endowment for Financial Education.