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Financial Literacy, Retirement Planning, and Household Wealth
van Rooij, Maarten - 2011
savings plan has been shown to boost wealth. Overall, financial literacy, both directly and indirectly, is found to have a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013121050
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Financial Literacy, Retirement Preparation and Pension Expectations in the Netherlands
Alessie, Rob J. M. - 2011
We present new evidence on financial literacy and retirement preparation in the Netherlands based on two surveys conducted before and after the onset of the financial crisis. We document that while financial knowledge did not increase from 2005 to 2010, significantly more individuals planned for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013124236
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Financial Literacy and Retirement Planning in Germany
Bucher-Koenen, Tabea - 2011
We examine financial literacy in Germany using data from the SAVE survey. We find that knowledge of basic financial concepts is lacking among women, the less educated, and those living in East Germany. In particular, those with low education and low income in East Germany have little financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013123985
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Financial Literacy and Retirement Planning in the United States
Lusardi, Annamaria - 2011
We examine financial literacy in the United States using the new National Financial Capability Study, wherein we demonstrate that financial literacy is particularly low among the young, women, and the less-educated. Moreover, Hispanics and African-Americans score the least well on financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013124228
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Financial Literacy and Planning : Implications for Retirement Wellbeing
Lusardi, Annamaria - 2011
Relatively little is known about why people fail to plan for retirement and whether planning and information costs might affect retirement saving patterns. This paper reports on a purpose-built survey module on planning and financial literacy for the Health and Retirement Study which measures...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013124838
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Household Saving Behavior : The Role of Financial Literacy, Information, and Financial Education Programs
Lusardi, Annamaria - 2008
, African-Americans, and Hispanics. Moreover, close to half of older workers do not know which type of pensions they have and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012772702
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Demographic Change, Social Security Systems, and Savings
Bloom, David E. - 2010
little effect on savings rates. In many countries, however, retirement incentives in social security programs prevent … retirement ages from keeping pace with changes in life expectancy, leading to an increased need for life-cycle savings. Analyzing … a cross-country panel of macroeconomic data, we find that increased longevity raises aggregate savings rates in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012760611
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Financial Literacy and Retirement Planning in Canada
Boisclair, David - 2014
retirement savings …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013050307
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Baby Boomer Retirement Security : The Roles of Planning, Financial Literacy, and Housing Wealth
Lusardi, Annamaria - 2007
estimates show that planning behavior can explain the differences in savings and why some people arrive close to retirement with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012778261
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Financial Knowledge and 401(K) Investment Performance
Clark, Robert L. - 2014
Using a unique new dataset linking administrative data on investment performance and financial knowledge, we examine whether investors who are more financially knowledgeable earn more on their retirement plan investments, compared to their less sophisticated counterparts. We find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013053837