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U.S. Financial Health Pulse 2019 Trends Report
How is the financial health of Americans changing over time? In a year-over-year analysis, the second annual U.S. Financial Health Pulse report reveals that the majority of Americans are still unprepared for financial shocks.
Challenges Threaten the Financial Health of Low- to Moderate-Income 50+ and Require Innovative Solutions
By Andrew Dunn, Senior Associate, Financial Health Network For years, financial planners described the financial lives of individuals over 50 as following a predictable life cycle. The “traditional” path typically included diligently saving in an employer-provided retirement account, paying off a mortgage, then fully retiring while reducing expenses in order to live comfortably. However, this…
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Most Americans Struggling Financially Despite The Strong Economy
Despite the booming economy and low unemployment, only 29% of Americans consider themselves financially healthy. That means the vast majority of U.S. individuals aren’t prepared if and when another recession sets in. Read the Article >>
Despite a strong economy, just 29% of Americans are financially ‘healthy,’ according to a new report
The economy may be booming, but a large percentage of Americans report feeling insecure in their own financial lives, according to a new report from the Financial Health Network. The U.S. Financial Health Pulse 2019 Trends Report asked Americans about four buckets of financial health — saving, spending, borrowing and planning — and compared responses from […]
Survey Finds Only 29% Americans Financially Healthy
The Financial Health Network, the nation’s authority on financial health, in partnership with Flourish, MetLife Foundation, and AARP, today released the U.S. Financial Health Pulse 2019 Trends Report. Now in its second year, this year-over-year analysis of peoples’ financial health found that despite a strong economy, only 29% of people in the U.S. are financially healthy. […]
Study: Majority of Americans Continue to Struggle with Finances
Just 29% of Americans—approximately 73 million people—are financially healthy, according to the Financial Health Network’s Financial Health Pulse report released today. That figure was up only one percentage point from a survey conducted a year ago. Fifty-four percent of Americans were classified as “financially coping,” struggling with some but not all aspects of their financial lives—such as […]
Middle-income Americans are increasingly ‘financially vulnerable,’ despite strong economy and low unemployment
Most Americans are struggling with at least some part of their finances, a new report shows, despite a strong economic indicators to the contrary. Just 29% of Americans — an estimated 73 million people — are “financially healthy,” according to a report released Thursday by the Financial Health Network. The share of financially healthy individuals increased […]
U.S. Financial Health Pulse Finds Only 29% of People Living in the U.S. Financially Healthy
Despite a strong economy, over two-thirds of Americans are still unprepared for economic downturn or financial shocks. The Financial Health Network, the nation’s authority on financial health, in partnership with Flourish, MetLife Foundation, and AARP, today released the U.S. Financial Health Pulse 2019 Trends Report. Now in its second year, this year-over-year analysis of peoples’ financial […]
Even in Strong Economy, Most Families Don’t Have Enough Emergency Savings
Research finds that families should aim to have at least six weeks of take-home pay saved for emergencies, but about two-thirds of American families fall short.
House passes bill to help workers save for retirement
The House overwhelmingly approved a bill Thursday to promote retirement security by making it easier for small businesses and other companies to offer retirement plans. Financial Health Network research shows 4 in 10 adults have not saved for their retirement. Read the Article >>
BankThink: Banks are missing their millennial opportunity
In this article, the Financial Health Network’s Thea Garon discusses data from the U.S. Financial Health Pulse that finds only 24% of millennials are financially healthy, and what banks can do to effectively serve their millennial customers. “With an estimated 73 million millennials in the U.S. according to Pew Research Center, this is an incredible opening […]
