|
We’ve all heard the saying, “there’s a sucker born every minute.” 我们都听说过“每分钟都有笨蛋呱呱落地”这句话。 Well, what if I were to tell you that this is a gross underestimate? According to the Department of Human Health and Services, there are about 7.6 Americans born every minute, and there’s good evidence that about five of them will grow up to be “suckers” when it comes to financial literacy. 那么，如果我说这句话显然低估了实际情况，大家会怎么想呢？美国卫生和公众服务部（Department of Human Health and Services）的数据显示，每分钟有7.6个美国人出生，而确凿证据表明其中有5个会成为理财方面的“笨蛋”。 The University of Michigan’s Health and Retirement Study found that only about one third of Americans ages 50 and older were able to correctly answer three simple questions about how compound interest works, what inflation means for one’s savings and investment gains, and the basic differences between a single stock and a mutual fund. 密歇根大学（University of Michigan）健康和退休研究项目发现，在50岁及以上的美国人中，只有约三分之一的人能正确回答三个简单的问题：复利是怎么回事？通胀对个人储蓄和投资收益意味着什么？一只股票和一只共同基金有哪些基本差异？ In the latest addition to a body of economic research that shows Americans’ striking financial illiteracy, a study by economists Benjamin Keys, Devin Pope, and Jaren Pope examined Americans’ refinancing habits during the worst of the financial crisis, when the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve were doing their utmost to get people to refinance their mortgages and take advantage of low interest rates. According to the paper: | 
