Financial Lives Episode 4: A Shock to the System
Financial emergencies following a health scare are becoming increasingly common. Unexpected hospital stays or a sudden illness or injury can wipe out savings, leaving many people unable to afford day-to-day expenses. In some cases, medical issues can force people into early retirement, cutting off potential earnings for years to come. This episode provides a glimpse into life after medical shocks and the difficulties older adults face as they try to bounce back financially.
Financial Lives Episode 3: The Caregiver Conundrum
Chronic healthcare issues are not only challenging for the people diagnosed, but for the loved ones taking care of them. These emotional and financial challenges grow exponentially when medical coverage and healthcare-related debt enter the picture. This episode takes you inside the lives of three families experiencing the challenges of caregiving and attempting to navigate countless financial roadblocks as they plan for an uncertain future.
Financial Lives Episode 1: When Fixed Incomes Fall Short
Pay for your medication or buy dinner? Many older adults living on fixed incomes have to make daily trade-offs like these, even if they’re able to supplement their steady paychecks or Social Security checks. This episode provides a glimpse into life on a fixed income, where constant budgeting doesn’t guarantee you can afford basics like groceries. Explore the realities of life for those who have officially retired and others who are still working and struggling to afford life in their later years.
Financial Lives Episode 2: All in the Family
Sharing a home with grandchildren, parents, or children is a familiar story these days, as more people over 50 find themselves living in multigenerational households. From helping with rent to pitching in with childcare, the benefits can be immeasurable – but having multiple generations under one roof isn’t always easy. This episode takes a step inside the joys and challenges that come with this dynamic living situation.
The Complexities of Caregiving: Financial Health and the Aging Crisis
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.
Financial Lives After 50: Rethinking the Golden Years
Discover key insights about the financial challenges and choices facing low- to moderate-income people ages 50 and over.
Webinar: Fintech for the 50+: How to Design for Low- to Moderate-Income Older Adults
Learn about adoption barriers and design recommendations for fintech users ages 50 and over, with insights from AARP Foundation and the Champlain Housing Trust.
Fintech Over 50: Designing for Low- to Moderate-Income Older Adults
Despite their widespread use of technology, many adults 50 and older find it challenging to handle day-to-day financial needs online. However, shifting financial management systems online has become critical for older generations that face the greatest health risks from COVID-19. Through qualitative, human-centered research, the Financial Health Network uncovered barriers that inhibit older adults’ adoption of fintech, such as negative stereotypes about their tech savviness and concerns about losing granular control over their finances. This report offers recommendations for fintech customer experience design that financial services innovators can use to overcome these barriers and join older adults as partners on their journey toward financial health.
Retirement Readiness: A Generational Perspective
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…
That’s a Wrap on EMERGE 2019
I had the privilege of serving as emcee at the 2019 EMERGE Financial Health Forum . Here are some highlights from the event.
Redesigning the Financial Roadmap for the LMI 50+ Segment
Using data from the U.S. Financial Health Pulse, the Financial Health Network identifies five challenges for the LMI 50+ and opportunities for providers to support this fast-growing segment.
It’s Open Enrollment Season, and the Retirement Industry Should Sign Up for Fintech
Benefits season is the most important moment of the year for Americans to take positive action for their long-term financial health — and now more than ever before because American workers are not financially prepared for their life after work.