Financial education of Russians: classification of target groups

The Object of the Study. The population of the Russian Federation divided into target groups.The Subject of the Study. Financial education of Russians, taking into account the characteristics of various target groups.The Purpose of the Study. Clarification of target groups of Russian citizens for the implementation of the financial education strategy.The Main Provisions of the Article. In today's reality, financial literacy is becoming a necessary skill for personal and social wellbeing. In the conditions of active development of the financial market, increasing financial literacy of the population provides citizens with the opportunity not only to effectively use various financial products and services, make profitable economic decisions, but also to be full participants in the entire socioeconomic system of the state. However, currently there is a fairly low level of financial literacy of Russians, and this trend is observed from year to year, due to the complexity of the financial market as a whole, an erroneous idea of the essence of certain concepts, and as a result, the construction of financial strategies in accordance with this understanding, and this may indirectly indicate the inefficiency of the current system for improving financial literacy of Russian citizens. To implement the strategy of improving financial literacy of the population, first of all, it is necessary to clearly understand who will receive the training. It is a well-thoughtout classification of target groups that is the basis for building a system of financial education, forming a methodological basis, training specialists to broadcast financial knowledge and creating educational channels. According to the author, it is recommended to clarify and supplement the existing classification of target groups, approved by the current strategy for improving financial literacy in the Russian Federation for 2017- 2023, by including such categories of citizens as preschoolers, citizens with disabilities, vulnerable segments of the population (orphans, children in orphanages and boarding schools), as well as to clarify the current structure of the "adult population" group, dividing it into lowincome citizens and families, and citizens with medium and high incomes (including families). In addition, it is recommended to divide each target group by the level of available financial knowledge and skills, which will allow you to create a targeted, personalized, thoughtful training system that promotes financial literacy, awareness as well as evaluate the results of such training.