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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Oct 07, 2021
This research brief uses NFCS data to explore the racial and ethnic composition of investors with taxable accounts from 2012 to 2018.
Sep 22, 2021
Using findings from a study of BBB Scam Tracker reports, this visual summary outlines how attitudes, beliefs, and values influence the way individuals react to scam attempts.
May 12, 2021
This paper by a researcher from the University of Alabama won the Foundation's NFCS Research Award for using data from the 2018 NFCS to examine the role that financial education plays on the likelihood of having a will.
Mar 22, 2021
Researchers from the Foundation, Rush University, and Indiana University School of Medicine found that loneliness puts older adults with lower cognition at risk for poor financial and healthcare decision making.
Mar 10, 2021
The Foundation and USC’s Center for Economic and Social Research (CESR) experimentally examined the effectiveness of short, online educational interventions in reducing susceptibility to fraud.
Mar 04, 2021
Researchers from AARP and the Foundation examined factors that contribute to repeated fraud victimization and scam susceptibility, resulting in a framework for prevention and intervention strategies.
Feb 16, 2021
Researchers from Farleigh Dickinson University and the Foundation examined U.S. adults financial resilience using the 2018 NFCS and found that adults fall into one of four distinct financial resilience groups.
Feb 02, 2021
NORC and Foundation researchers examine the characteristics, motivations, influences, behaviors, attitudes and perceptions of investors who entered the financial markets in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Oct 29, 2020
Using data from NFCS surveys administered to the American Life Panel, researchers from GWU and USC's Center for Economic and Social Research found financial literacy is a strong indicator of positive financial outcomes for the future.
Oct 13, 2020
Researchers from NORC at the University of Chicago and the Foundation examined investors' and non-investors' awareness and reactions surrounding the market volatility of early 2020.