Apr 01, 2013
With a Foundation grant, research from the George Washington University examined how financial literacy varies across the world, focusing on findings in eight different countries.
Mar 01, 2013
Using data from the 2012 NFCS, this research examined the role of emergency savings in U.S. homeowners' ability to make mortgage payments and avoid foreclosure when faced with an income shock.
Apr 11, 2012
With a Foundation grant, Innovations for Poverty Action and Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners conducted a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of a commitment savings product on financial outcomes.
Apr 11, 2012
With a Foundation grant, Innovation for Poverty Action and the Community Action Project of Tulsa Oklahoma ran a randomized controlled trial to test a debt reduction tool (BoLT) that combined simple planning with reminders and peer support.
Nov 15, 2010
With a grant from the Foundation, researchers at Princeton explored the effects of three behavioral biases on investment decisions.
May 19, 2010
Researchers from Harvard and Yale applied a Foundation grant to study whether and how aggregation of investment information affects investor behavior.
May 19, 2010
With a Foundation grant, researchers from Harvard and Yale explored whether use of a "Summary Prospectus" might improve investor decision making
Jul 01, 2009
With a Foundation grant, Learning Point Associates ran a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to examine the causal impact of the Stock Market Game on math achievement and investing knowledge.
Aug 01, 2007
In this investment fraud risk survey of investors ages 55-64, the Foundation found that many older investors engage in specific behaviors that put them at risk of becoming fraud victims.
Aug 01, 2007
Researchers from Princeton studied three biases that can affect investing decisions and tested interventions mean to minimize detrimental affects of these biases.
