Why Study Finance? Top 5 Reasons for Studying Finance

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Published on Nov 14, 2023

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1 Radic, D. (2023, Feb. 27). Astonishing financial literacy statistics for 2023. Moneyzine. Retrieved Sept. 12, 2023.

2 COVID-19 has adversely affected the global economy and data from 2020 to 2022 may be atypical compared to prior years. Accordingly, data shown is effective September 2023, which can be found here: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Business and Financial Operations Occupations, retrieved on Oct. 24, 2023.

3 COVID-19 has adversely affected the global economy and data from 2020 to 2022 may be atypical compared to prior years. Accordingly, data shown is effective September 2023, which can be found here: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Financial Managers, retrieved on Oct. 24, 2023.

4 COVID-19 has adversely affected the global economy and data from 2020 to 2022 may be atypical compared to prior years. Accordingly, data shown is effective September 2023, which can be found here: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Personal Financial Advisors, retrieved on Oct. 24, 2023.

5 COVID-19 has adversely affected the global economy and data from 2020 to 2022 may be atypical compared to prior years. Accordingly, data shown is effective September 2023, which can be found here: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Financial Examiners, retrieved on Oct. 24, 2023.

 

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