Education leads to empowerment. Empowerment leads to action. At IMF, we live by these words every day, which is why our primary focus is always on client education. We can all remember taking economics in school, but what did that really teach us about personal finance? We learned all about GDP and inflation and supply vs. demand, but did that teach us anything about how to balance our personal budgets, calculate our savings for retirement, or put together a comprehensive financial plan for our family?