For the second straight year, more Americans name real estate than stocks, gold, savings accounts/CDs or bonds as the best long-term investment. Real estate leads with 31% of Americans choosing it, followed by stocks/mutual funds, at 25%. Meanwhile, gold dropped to third this year, a significant change from 2011 and […] Read more »
Americans’ Money Worries Unchanged From 2014
Gallup’s Financial Worry metric, which tracks the percentage of Americans worried about multiple common financial challenges, is steady this year at 50%, similar to 49% in 2014. While the metric is down from the 56%-to-61% range seen during the economically challenged period from 2008 through 2012, it remains higher than […] Read more »
Key Findings from the Q1 2015 CNBC All-America Economic Survey
Below are 10 key findings from the Q1 CNBC All-America Economic Survey, conducted from March 26-29 among 800 adults. CONT. Micah Roberts, Public Opinion Strategies Read more »
Americans Worry About Job Security, Affording Retirement
A recent nationwide survey shows that a majority of Americans worry about paying for retirement, affording health care, and losing their job. Retirement raises the most concern, as more than 60 percent of Democrats, independents, and Republicans are concerned about having enough money to retire or having Social Security available […] Read more »
Views of Job News Turn Much More Positive Over Past Year
For the first time since the end of the recession in 2009, a greater share of the public is hearing mostly good news (28%) than bad news (22%) about the job situation. Nearly half (47%) say they are hearing a mix of good and bad news. CONT. Pew Read more »
Americans See Healthcare, Low Wages as Top Financial Problems
Healthcare costs and lack of money or low wages rank as the most important financial problems facing American families, each mentioned by 14% of U.S. adults. Fewer Americans than a year ago cite the high cost of living or unemployment, and the percentage naming oil or gas prices is down […] Read more »