Effective Financial Decision Aids
Abstract
The National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2016 directs the Secretaries of the Armed Forces and the Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces to provide financial literacy training to Service members at certain critical points throughout their careers, including the transition to retirement. Based on a review of the literature, we find that general financial training is ineffective. More effective are decision aids that provide assistance at the time the decision is being made. This paper provides a discussion of what such a decision aid would entail.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2017
- Accession Number
- AD1106036
Entities
People
- John E. Morrison
- Susan L. Rose
Organizations
- Institute for Defense Analyses