# Prof. Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh is interviewed on the SEC's recent study on financial literacy

1 Faculty News September 4, 2012 ![The New York Times Logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/uat_027320.jpg?itok=W8xBr66g)>

Excerpt from [The New York Times](http://www.nytimes.com/video/2012/09/04/business/100000001758528/business-day-live-september-4-2012.html) -- "The report, I think, confirmed a lot of what we've known, in academic circles, at least, for about a decade - which is that American households have some serious issues with financial literacy."

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