We tested whether Asian American parents place more importance on helping their children with college costs than parents with other racial/ethnic groups. Our logistic regression controlling for household characteristics shows that among households with at least one child age 13 to 17, Asian...

This study investigated the effect of objective and subjective financial literacy on mortgage payment delinquency using the 2015 National Financial Capability Study dataset. A hierarchical model showed a substantial negative effect of objective literacy on delinquency, but subjective literacy...

It has been well established in the literature that financial advice leads to informed decision making and improved financial outcomes. However, there is limited evidence regarding the link between financial planner use and attitudes towards retirement saving. As financial planners provide...

Worker decisions on retirement account participation and their investment choices for retirement accounts play an important role in post-retirement income. The interaction between the decisions of husbands and wives was investigated by using a bivariate probit model with a spouse effect. There...

The current study investigates the impact of substantial economic fluctuations on household portfolios and analyzes how the fluctuations influence households' propensities to meet the capital accumulation ratio threshold of 25%. The 1992 to 2007 Survey of Consumer Finances datasets were analyzed...

This study used data from the 2015 National Financial Capability Study to analyze the adoption of mobile payments by U.S. households. While 24% of respondents used mobile payments, the mean rate for those under age 25 was 11 times the rate for those 65 and older. State rates ranged from about 9%...

The purpose of this study was to analyze how objective and subjective financial literacy affected the likelihood of U.S. renter and homeowner households having a heavy financial obligation after the Great Recession. In 1992, only 15% of homeowners had financial obligation payments over 40% of...

The Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) has included a 4-level risk tolerance measure since 1983. In 2016 the SCF introduced an additional 11-level risk tolerance measure. We compare the new and old measures, with a regression on the new measure, plus three logistic regressions on cumulative...

Analyses of the 2016 Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) dataset found that 33% of households had comprehensive financial assets (excluding retirement funds) sufficient to cover 3 months of spending. We conducted a hierarchical model and found that objective literacy (score on a financial...

Many suggestions in personal finance, such as financial ratio guidelines, are based on the assumption of relatively stable household income. However, little research has been conducted on factors related to household income volatility. We calculate the percent change in inflation-adjusted...