short readsNov 11, 2021 16% of Americans say they have ever invested in, traded or used cryptocurrency The vast majority of U.S. adults have heard at least a little about cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Ether.
short readsNov 4, 2021 Amid the pandemic, a rising share of older U.S. adults are now retired As of the third quarter of 2021, 50.3% of U.S. adults 55 and older said they were out of the labor force due to retirement.
reportMay 18, 2021 First-Generation College Graduates Lag Behind Their Peers on Key Economic Outcomes College graduates without a college-educated parent have lower incomes and less wealth, on average, than those with a parent who has a bachelor’s or higher degree.
short readsNov 9, 2020 The pace of Boomer retirements has accelerated in the past year In the third quarter of 2020, about 28.6 million Baby Boomers reported that they were out of the labor force due to retirement.
short readsMay 7, 2020 A third of Americans experienced high levels of psychological distress during the coronavirus outbreak Distress levels changed little overall from March to April, but this concealed considerable change at the individual level over this period.
reportApr 21, 2020 About Half of Lower-Income Americans Report Household Job or Wage Loss Due to COVID-19 Only 23% say they have emergency funds that would last them three months.
short readsApr 7, 2020 Younger Americans view coronavirus outbreak more as a major threat to finances than health Older Americans are more likely than younger adults to feel their health is at risk, while younger people are focused on economic threats.
short readsMar 30, 2020 People financially affected by COVID-19 outbreak are experiencing more psychological distress than others Nearly one-in-five U.S. adults say they have had a physical reaction at least some or a little of the time when thinking about the outbreak.
short readsMar 25, 2020 More than half of U.S. households have some investment in the stock market A majority of U.S. households have some level of investment in the stock market, mostly in the form of retirement accounts such as 401(k)s.
short readsFeb 7, 2020 6 facts about economic inequality in the U.S. Over the past 50 years, the highest-earning 20% of U.S. households have steadily brought in a larger share of the country’s total income.