Advisers team up with tech firm to provide financial education in schools

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Carmen Reichman
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Financial advisers from Russell Investments have teamed up with education technology firm Blackbullion to provide free financial education materials to teachers of young people.

The advisers and the tech firm have produced the Blackbullion School Edition to help students better understand finance and to develop a 'money-smarter' attitude. US-based asset manager Russell Investments acquired IFA network On-line Partnership in late 2013. They later launched Russell Wealth Management, the restricted offering from In Partnership and Russell Investments. The School Edition is based on technology, offering a story-led learning programme, which is partly done outside the classroom and deepened through discussion and activities in the classroom. The project wants to t...

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