Man reads book about personal finances. Financial literacy concept. getty OBSERVATIONS FROM THE FINTECH SNARK TANK April is Financial Literacy Month in the US, but it doesn’t matter what month it falls under because most efforts to improve “financial literacy” do little to improve the financial health of Americans. Financial Education Isn’t The Answer Conventional wisdom holds that Americans’ level of financial literacy is low and that therefore we need more financial education. There are problems with that “wisdom.” Problem #1: Financial education isn’t effective. Martha Menard found that, “One-size-fits-all financial education has little to no effect on changing real-world financial behaviors. A meta-analysis of more than 200 studies found…