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Advisers can increase business while boosting financial literacy

Teachers don't feel qualified to explain financial concepts, but advisers do it all the time.

Financial advisers are uniquely positioned to deliver personal financial education in the U.S., and the business advantages they glean from doing so will benefit firms for years to come, experts in financial literacy said.

The U.S. has the world's largest economy, but it ranks 14th in the world for

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