The study examined factors associated with the amount of defined contribution retirement funds using the 1992 Survey of Consumer Finances. Couples with larger amounts of income and smaller amount of nonfinancial assets had larger amounts of defined contribution funds. Also, the funds increased...

The purpose of the study was to examine factors related to retirement preparation of older and younger cohorts of thebaby boomers using a criterion of having investment assets greater than 25% of net worth. Using the 1989 Survey of Consumer Finances, logit analyses showed that being white and...

The purpose of this study was to examine the usefulness of financial ratios as predictors of household insolvency. Financial ratios were developed for 1,934 households using data from the Survey of Consumer Finances. Two statistical methods---logistic regression and a classification tree...

Despite growth in the numbers of self-employed workers, there is little research on the retirement planning behavior of this group. The purpose of this study was to identify characteristics of self-employed workers and determine factors that lead to increased savings for retirement. Findings...

Utilizing data from an Internet survey among low-to-moderate-income households in several states, this study examined the link between behavioral life-cycle (BLC) constructs and financial risk tolerance. The results of ordinary least squares regression indicated a positive association between...

This commentary recommends that financial counseling and planning research, education, and practice be framed as an interdisciplinary profession called personal finance. Authors summarize the history of the profession and key theories providing the conceptual foundation. In order for the...

The likelihood of owning homes, investment accounts, and retirement accounts by Black and White families was analyzed using data from the 2004 Survey of Consumer Finances. Education, income, and contact with more financial institutions were almost always influential in the likelihood of owning...

This research identified the characteristics of respondents in different quintiles of the income distribution using data from the three most recent Surveys of Consumer Finances (1998, 2001, and 2004). Using multinomial logistic regression, each quintile was compared to the middle quintile of the...

Utilizing the theory of planned behavior, factors influencing convenience use of credit cards were investigated. The analysis was prepared using data from 3,476 households in the 2004 Survey of Consumer Finances. Results from logistic regression indicated that convenience users of credit cards:...