Author: Dan Murphy One striking feature of the Covid-19 economic crisis is just how different it is from our most recent financial crisis. While the subprime mortgage crisis began with an immediate shock to financial markets, the economic crisis brought about by this pandemic began with an immediate shock to public health that quickly impacted…

Research overwhelmingly shows that health shocks can have dramatic and long-term implications for financial health. This is especially true for the elderly. Among all the statistics, it is clear that there will be more elderly people dependent on fewer younger people with an ever-increasing list of challenges, making financial health for all less attainable.  

Understanding why you want to conduct impact evaluation is the first step in determining how you should do it.

By Jacquelyn Reineke, Manager and Heidi Johnson, Director, Financial Health Network There is no denying that the COVID-19 crisis has turned the world upside down. Everyone has had to deal with daily changes to their routines and come to terms with a new normal, but vulnerable populations — in particular, aging Americans — have faced the most devastating consequences…

By Steve Arves, Manager, Financial Health Network The economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has taken an exacting toll on many people’s retirement savings. Over the last month, the stock market took its largest dip in years, wiping out trillions of dollars in savings overnight. While it’s too soon to say whether these losses will…

We used the Financial Health Network Compass Principles, a set of quality standards for products and services that support financial health, to assess HSAs and IHRAs.

The Financial Health Network joined forces with BlackRock and fellow nonprofit leaders Commonwealth and Common Cents Lab to address the savings challenge with a focus on finding corporate and organization partners that are committed to helping their employees, students, and communities change their savings behavior and thrive.