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April was Financial Literacy Month. Coined by the National Endowment for Financial Education, every year, April serves as a time to recognize the importance of financial literacy. It's a necessary observance – in fact, the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center's most recent Annual Personal Finance Index (P-FIN Index) only saw adults answer 48% of questions correctly, showcasing the massive lack of financial literacy amongst U.S. adults.

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