The purpose of this study was to examine associations between saving goals and saving behavior from a perspective of Maslow's Hierarchy. Using 1998-2007 Surveys of Consumer Finance data, we analyzed responses given to an open-ended saving reason question, and categorized responses into six...

This study used the 2013 Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) to identify the role of the propensity to plan on retirement savings and asset accumulation. Based on the theory of propensity to plan, this study proposed two comprehensive indices for propensity to plan by reducing the number of...

Why do we save? Do saving decisions reflect personal needs to achieve goals in one's life? This study examined the influence of six saving goals constructed both from Life-cycle hypothesis, and Maslow's hierarchical theory of human needs. Even though traditional goals, such as retirement savings...

The purpose of this study was to test several propositions imbedded in Stanley and Danko's (1996) ground breaking book, The Millionaire Next Door. Given the book's impact in shaping the type of advice provided by those in the media and many financial planners and wealth managers, this study was...

This study develops a framework that can be used to examine the retirement savings decision. Using Retirement Confidence Survey data (N = 751), this analysis determined that respondents with higher education levels, higher income, a smaller household size, and favorable financial attitudes tend...