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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Feb 01, 2017
This report details development and testing of a survey instrument using a fraud taxonomy (or classification scheme) designed to more accurately capture the prevalence rate of financial fraud in the U.S.
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Dec 01, 2016
The 2015 NFCS Investor Study provides insights on the investing decisions, perceptions, attitudes and influences of U.S adults who invest in non-retirement accounts.
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Dec 01, 2016
Using data from the 2015 NFCS Investor Study, this visual summary examined the investing decisions, perceptions, attitudes, and infuences of U.S adults who invest in non-retirement accounts.
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Jul 12, 2016
The 2015 National Financial Capability Study provides a comprehensive analyses of the knowledge, resources, access and habit of U.S adults.
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Jul 12, 2016
Using data from the 2015 National Financial Capability Study, this visual summary provided evidence of improvements in U.S adults financial circumstances from 2009 to 2015.
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May 03, 2016
The Foundation collaborated with Stanford and AARP on this study demonstrating that negative or positive emotional arousal may increase older adults' susceptibility to scams that involve emotional appeals.
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Sep 01, 2015
Using data from the 2012 NFCS, this research examined the demographic and financial characteristics of U.S. households with retirement and non-retirement investment accounts.
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Mar 01, 2015
This Foundation study explored consumer financial fraud from the victim’s perspective—how victims experienced the incident and the potential indirect financial costs and non-financial consequences of having been victimized.
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Jan 01, 2015
If a rigorous financial education program is carefully implemented, it can improve the credit scores and lower the probability of delinquency for young adults.
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Nov 01, 2014
A researcher from the U.S. Military Academy West Point used 2009 and 2012 NFCS data to examine the financial capability of military households relative to civilian counterparts, and across different military services and components.