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Hold onto your highlighters, financial educators. It’s the news we never thought we’d see in our lifetime—
📣 Financial illiteracy has been defeated.
That’s right. According to a brand-new report from Forpes (download here), financial literacy in America has skyrocketed to nearly 100% overnight. And the breakthrough came from a single-question survey.
We’re serious.
Conducted by Gallup and Xavier University, the survey asked one critical question:
“What is money?”
A) A medium of exchange including coins and banknotes
B) Lettuce
C) Shoes
D) Pizza
An overwhelming 96% answered correctly (thankfully not choosing pizza), and researchers declared the country financially enlightened.
Of course, one participant explained their incorrect answer by saying,
“I thought the answer was pizza… maybe because I was hungry.”
Meanwhile, a perfect-scorer modestly admitted,
“It was sooo hard. Like, I just guessed.”
With this monumental success, WealthWave founder Tom Mathews made the ultimate announcement: retirement.
“I don’t know what else to say to the world except, ‘You’re welcome.’”
– Tom Mathews
Even fellow crusader Bill Mitchell chimed in, offering a mic-drop moment before heading off to a Pickleball match:
“Pickleball starts in 5 minutes, so I’ll make my statement quick: What Tom said.”
Xavier University researcher U. Guy Zarcrazi wasn’t exactly thrilled.
After flipping several tables, dramatically sighing, and reportedly spray-painting “What is Money? What is an Idiot?” across a colleague’s parking spot, he made his feelings clear:
“A one-question survey? This isn’t helpful. We’re literally just giving up on the American people!”
Meanwhile, an anonymous banking executive said:
“This proves consumers know enough. I mean, how could any institution EVER take advantage of them again?”
😬
Before we pack up our books, calculators, and leadership workshops forever… let’s take a collective breath.
And, maybe… check today’s date.
Yep.
Happy April Fools' Day! 😄
Financial literacy isn't solved—not yet. But together, with every book shared, video watched, and quiz taken, we’re getting there. One real conversation at a time.
Thanks for being part of this mission.
– The WealthWave Team
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