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Furthermore, the authors observed that the level of FL of Portuguese students attending higher education is overall low, especially in terms of their knowledge of the main financial concepts, which may call for public policies to be implemented so that to reduce this vulnerability.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Research limitations\/implications<\/jats:title>Among limitations is the limited sample collected, restricted to a particular target, Portuguese students attending business-related courses such as Economics, Management and Marketing, either studying for a master\u2019s or bachelor\u2019s degree. This issue restricts the generalization of the overall findings to other students studying different fields. Future studies can collect a random and representative sample.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Practical implications<\/jats:title>This study test can be replicated to generate a diagnosis in any region or country, identifying how financially literate the region under analysis is. Also, this can be done to verify the evolution of FL after educational interventions.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Social implications<\/jats:title>FL is an important competence. In fact, youngsters in the whole world have been suffering from a lack of financial knowledge (FK), and some characteristics of them can push them into indebtedness, and, even bankruptcy, such as a higher level of status consumption, the tendency to have an attitude of self-appraisal, to be self-centered, to seek instant gratification. This study helps to lead to a better understanding of this phenomenon.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Originality\/value<\/jats:title>Addressing college students attending different levels is an add-on to the existing body of literature. This paper contributes to study differences in FL between college and master students, enlightening and evaluating the role of scholarship maturity on financial education. 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