Personal finance is about decisions made by individuals and households in budgeting, saving and investing, insurance and retirement planning. Personal financial plans may change depending on the objectives of individuals and household at certain point of time in their life. The Advisory and Researcher team in Personal Finance was formed in January, 2015 with the aim to establish a net working for researchers and empirical experts who are interested in personal finance which is considered a new research field in Vietnam. The research team includes:

1. PhD, Dinh Thi Thanh Van – Team leader, Banking and Finance Faculty, VNU University of Economics and Business.

2. PhD, Le Trung Thanh, Banking and Finance Faculty, VNU University of Economics and Business.

3. PhD, Nguyen Dăng Tue, Institute for Economic Management research, Hanoi Technology University.

4. Ma, Phan Thi Thi Thanh Binh, Head of Department for research and international relation, Deposit Insurance of Vietnam

5. Ma, Nguyen Tien Thanh, Banking and Finance Faculty, VNU University of Economics and Business

6. Ma, Nguyen Thi Mai Lan, Banking and Finance Faculty, FPT University

7. Nguyen Dinh Tu, Banking and Finance Faculty, Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology

Professors from foreign universities

1. Prof. PhD, Everett Myers, New york University, USA

2. Prof. PhD, Carol Newman, Trinity College, Ireland

3. Prof. PhD, Minchung Hsu, The National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS, Japan

Ongoing research programs

1. Research on improving the financial capacity for vulnerable groups

2. Deliver courses and advisory services on personal finance: budget planning, investment, saving, insurance and retire management.