Financial Wellness
Increasingly, workers expect pandemic workplace adaptations to stick
Prudential’s Pulse of the American Worker Survey indicates talent migration could be on the horizon as workers look for increased flexibility and opportunities to grow in their careers.
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.
How we can foster financial inclusion for Black Americans
A conversation with one of Prudential’s partners in addressing the key issue of financial inclusion for Black Americans, DeForest Soaries, founder of the dfree® Financial Freedom Movement.
2020’s tough lessons add up to new approach to saving in 2021
Americans are reevaluating their approach to savings coming off a tumultuous year. A full quarter of American workers have reduced or exhausted their emergency savings because of the pandemic.
Benefits are key to financial resilience; American workers looking to employers to deliver
Public policy and employer action needed to expand access to and enhance benefit offerings, a new Prudential survey finds.
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.
Holidays, pandemic, financial stress present a mental health perfect storm
New research serves as a red flag as variety of stressors converge, Prudential’s Kristin Tugman warns.
‘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.
Economic turmoil shines light on need for retirement savings system repairs
The economic volatility wrought by COVID-19 is a wake-up call for the future of retirement savings. The message is especially urgent as it relates to those near the end of their careers or recently retired.