COVID-19: What you need to know
Nearly half of Americans struggling with financial hardship amid pandemic economic fallout
A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, a Prudential survey finds that Americans are increasingly focused on near-term survival over planning for their future.
Financial Wellness Census Digital Perspectives
The pandemic has challenged our public health and economic systems, magnified racial and social inequities, and revealed Americans’ low immunity to financial disruption. In the following series, Prudential explores how communities have come together to form essential mechanisms of support.
Value of financial wellness programs on display during pandemic, new study finds
In a Prudential survey of retirement plan decision makers, nearly three-quarters reported the financial wellness programs they offer were in greater demand.
Quincy Krosby's November 2020 market commentary: Navigating Between the Known and the Unknown
For markets, a Trump win, or a Biden win with a Republican Senate, offers nearly the same backdrop: a business-friendly underpinning, says Prudential's chief market strategist.
Sharing more than money: Prudential helps drive recovery from all angles
Chairman and CEO Charles Lowrey joined New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and CEOs from eight of New Jersey’s largest companies in pledging to provide jobs and economic opportunity to more than 30,000 residents by 2030 and spend an additional $250 million on procurement with state-based companies by 2025.
The pandemic accelerated the future of work, but workers need employer support to keep up, says new Prudential survey
New data from Prudential’s latest Pulse of the American Worker Survey reveals emerging undercurrents that employers should pay close attention to as many employees work productively in their remote settings.
‘Flexible’ workers report massive drop in income during pandemic
More than half of workers who seek gig employment, remote jobs and alternative schedules have seen their income cut in half during the pandemic, according to a new survey.
Quincy Krosby’s August 2020 market commentary: Crosscurrents
While the worst may be over, the V-shaped recovery in the market and overall economic backdrop may be slowing, if not stalling, says Prudential's chief market strategist.
New Prudential program aims to ease pandemic-related financial stress in the workplace
Prudential Financial, Inc. has created a new workplace package designed specifically for concerned employees and time-strapped human resources teams.
COVID-19 pandemic erases years of financial gains in months, disproportionately affecting people of color, women, gig workers and the young
NEWARK, N.J., July 13, 2020 - The first months of the COVID-19 pandemic largely wiped out three years of financial gains in the United States, with more than half of Americans reporting their financial health has been compromised. People of color, women, younger generations and small business owners were among those disproportionately affected, Prudential’s (NYSE:PRU) 2020 Financial Wellness Census™ finds.
