Friday, May 29, 2026

Retirement Security Tops the List of Financial Goals for Middle-Class Americans

2026-05-29  |  retirement resilience middle class 

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Financial Education Gap Leaves Middle-Income Americans Seeking More

2024-04-09 15:00:00  |  consumers financial education 

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Half of Americans Have Less Than One Month Of Emergency Cash

2022-09-08 09:09:36  |  consumers 

... l number (52.1%) of respondents indicated that they would only have enough cash on hand for one month's worth of emergency needs. CEO of the NFEC Vince Shorb said, "The poor and middle class are suffering greatly as a result of years of failing economic policy due to high inflation, rising interest rates, and the early effects of the crisis. I'm concerned about what will happen to people who don't have emergency funds saved up. The world as we know it can alter overnight, as we have lately seen. The time to get ready is now because these catastrophes frequently occur without warning. We u...

Middle Class U.S. Households Have Few Financial Assets

2021-10-14  |  retirement 

... rve's Survey of Consumer Finances. It examines financial asset ownership, a broader category than retirement assets. According to the SCF, the category of financial assets consists of liquid assets, certificates of deposit, directly held pooled investment funds, stocks, bonds, quasi-liquid assets, savings bonds, whole life insurance, other managed assets, and other financial assets. It does not include physical assets such as a home or a car. The data for this research is for households rather than individuals. Source: National Institute for Retirement Security...