Eric Weiss is a Certified Financial Planner providing financial planning and wealth management services to a diverse clientele. In addition he teaches "Introduction to Finance" at a major national university making him uniquely qualified to write about financial illiteracy in America and its destructive effects on the U.S. economy. Mr. Weiss has observed first hand how poor financial decisions are not only personally destructive, but also, when viewed collectively, a real threat to economic stability. Before starting his financial planning business, Brightscape Investment Centers, Inc. (www.br...