This study makes use of microdata from the 2014 Canadian Financial Capability Survey to examine financial knowledge and financial confidence among seniors (aged 65 and over) and near-seniors (aged 55 to 64). The study considers how knowledge and confidence are related to three domains of financial...

In general, this research highlights several ways in which confidence and knowledge may be linked with financial decision-making, and suggests that a one-size-fits-all approach to intervention is unlikely to reap dividends. Instead, interventions need to be informed by a better understanding of the...

This paper explores the relationship between financial capability, literacy, and a series of rich indicators of socio-demographics, psychosocial outcomes and well-being. The analysis conducted in this report builds on an existing large scale research project, UPSKILL, a pan-Canadian research and...