The Foundation supports research to understand the financial capability of American households, financial fraud and consumer protection, and what works when it comes to financial education and protection. Explore the resulting reports and data sets using the filters below.
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Research Center
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Apr 01, 2019
A researcher from the University of Wisconsin-Madison won the Foundation's NFCS Research Award for using NFCS data to examine the role of state-level financial mandates on the likelihood of a young adult borrowing with payday loans.
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Oct 04, 2018
This visual summary highlights findings from a research collaboration between CFA Institute and the Foundation on the experiences and attitudes of millennial investors and non-investors.
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Oct 04, 2018Explore findings from a research collaboration with CFA Institute that examines the attitudes and behaviors of millennials when it comes to finances and investing and debunks common myths. Check out the report, brief, infographics, and more.
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Oct 01, 2018
With a Foundation grant, researchers from NYU and USC's Center for Economic and Social Research tested the effect of visual formatting on retirement investing decisions for novice and experienced investors.
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Oct 01, 2018
With a Foundation grant, researchers from NYU and USC's Center for Economic and Social Research tested the effect of social annotations on people's investment knowledge and performance on a retirement savings simulation.
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Mar 28, 2018
This research used 2012-2018 NFCS data to examine gender differences in financial knowledge across U.S. millennials, Gen X, and baby boomers.
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Dec 05, 2017
With a Foundation grant, the National Disability Institute used 2015 NFCS data to examine how adults living with disabilities manage financial resources and make financial decisions.
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Dec 05, 2017
This visual summary highlights findings from a Foundation grant to National Disability Institute which used 2015 NFCS data to examine how adults living with disabilities manage financial resources and make financial decisions.
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Nov 02, 2017
Explore the dynamics of victimization, how fraudsters use influence tactics to defraud their victims, and more in this working paper from the Foundation for Wharton's Pension Research Council.
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Sep 01, 2017
Using 2015 NFCS data, researchers found that veterans have slightly better financial outcomes than non-veterans, but there are some areas where veterans could improve.