Financial Confidence
LearnVest-Financial-Confidence-Curve
LearnVest-Financial-Confidence-Curve
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Data from the 2012 study for the Certified<br />
<strong>Financial</strong> Planner Board of Standards, Inc. and the<br />
Consumer Federation of America also shows that<br />
only 35% of people 18–24 have any money saved<br />
for retirement, far less than the 55% of people in<br />
the 24–34 age bracket and the 66% of people in<br />
the 35–44 age bracket. 11<br />
Just because people under 25 are saving less<br />
doesn’t mean they haven’t thought about it. The<br />
same study revealed that nearly 6 in 10 of those<br />
under 25 think they’re in OK shape or can start<br />
saving for the future, far more than any other age<br />
group. 12<br />
When we look at those under 25, it may be that<br />
we’re looking at a case of false confidence—<br />
with few current responsibilities and without a<br />
clear notion of what’s on the horizon, they may<br />
be missing out on the opportunity to establish a<br />
savings habit early, when time (and compound<br />
growth) may be the best asset they have.<br />
16 <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Confidence</strong>: Examining the U-Curve—and How We Might Improve the <strong>Confidence</strong> Trajectory