Olawale Fatoki|Olabanji Oni
Financial Literacy Studies in South Africa: Current Literature and Research Opportunities
University of Limpopo|University of Limpopo
financial literacy utmost importance individuals investors understand master financial products servicesindividuals need financial skills survive todays volatile economic environmentthe objective study review current literature financial literacy south africa suggest research areas currently lack rigorous investigationthe study thoroughly reviewed extant literature financial literacy south africafifteen papers journal articles theses dissertations covering period 2006 2014 obtained internet searchesthe searches indicated financial literacy stimulated many studies south africathe studies focused primarily individuals students small medium enterprises owners financial literacyan analysis studies financial literacy revealed researchers used different measuring instruments research objectivethis often leads different conclusionsthe areas research suggested