Savings and Wealth

Brochures

Media Materials

 

Press Releases

Studies

Testimony and Comments

 

Brochures

  • 6 Steps to Six-Figure Savings. (PDF)
  • 66 Ways to Save Money. (PDF)
  • Build Wealth Not Debt. Become a Cleveland Saver. (PDF)
  • Buying A Home: What Buyers and Sellers Need to Know About Real Estate Agents. (PDF)
  • Managing Your Debts: How to Regain Financial Health. (PDF)
  • Teaching Your Children How to Save & Spend. (PDF)

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Media Materials

  • 2009 Holiday Spending Survey, 11/23/09. (PDF)

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Press Releases

  • New Study on Low-and Moderate-Income Savers, 2/18/10. (PDF)
    • Statistic Sheet: Who is Saving, 2/18/10. (PDF)
  • Consumers Likely to Exercise Less Spending Restraint This Holiday Season, According to Tenth Annual CFA-CUNA Spending Survey, 11/23/09. (PDF)
  • New Survey on Parents' Concerns about Their Children's Money Management Skills -- Ten Teen Money Myths Exposed, 09/08/09. (PDF)
  • Second Annual America Saves Week Survey Reveals Adverse Impacts of, and Even Greater Concern about, Current Recession, 02/23/09. (PDF)
  • "Women on Their Own" in Much Worse Financial Condition Than Other Americans, 12/02/08. (PDF)
  • Consumers Plan to Reduce Holiday Spending This Year, 11/24/08. (PDF)
  • Americans Report Their Savings Habits and Progress, 02/25/08. (PDF)
  • New Survey on Consumer Savings Habits and Progress to be Released, 02/21/08. (PDF)
  • More Than Half of Americans Say They are Not Saving Adequately: Results of a Comprehensive Survey Released by the Consumer Federation of America and Wachovia, 12/10/07 - HMTL. (PDF)
  • Rising Energy Costs Dampen Holiday Spending Plans: Results from the eighth annual survey on holiday spending conducted by the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and the Credit Union National Association (CUNA), 11/19/07 - HMTL. (PDF)
  • CFA/CUNA Holiday Spending Survey to be Released, 11/14/07. (PDF)
  • America Saves Week Press Statements, 02/26/07. (PDF)
  • America Saves Week Press Release, 02/26/07. (PDF)
  • Holiday Spending Likely to Rise Moderately in 2006, 11/21/06. (PDF)
  • How Americans View Personal Wealth v. How Financial Planners View This Wealth, 01/09/06. (PDF)
  • Consumers Say: Less Likely to Spend More This Holiday Season Than Last, 11/21/05. (PDF)
  • New Survey Finds Insufficient Savings for Emergencies Major Cause of Financial Worry Among Younger Women, 04/27/05. (PDF)
  • Americans Score Poorly On Saving Money Test, 04/11/05. (PDF)
  • New Research Shows Growing Wealth Gap Between the Poor and the Rest of America, 02/17/04. (Read More)
  • Research Shows That Women On Their Own Face Financial Challenges, 01/12/04. (PDF)
  • Consumers Say They Will Spend Less Than Last Year During the Holiday Season, 11/25/03. (Read More)
  • New Analysis Reveals Wealth Gap Between Hispanic And Other Americans, 11/17/03. (PDF)
  • More African-Americans Save and Begin to Close Wealth Gap, 10/29/03. (PDF)
  • Middle Americans Become More Financially Prudent and Build More Wealth During Economic Boom, Yet Many Worry About Finances Today, 10/06/03. (PDF)
  • Survey Finds Growing Concern About Personal Finances, Especially Among the Least Affluent, 05/13/03. (Read More)
  • New Report Shows Consumers Underestimate the Value of Comparison Shopping, 04/16/03. (Read More)
  • Consumers Say They Will Spend A Little Less Than Last Year During the Holiday Season, 11/18/02. (Read More)
  • Black Americans Hold Much Less Wealth Than Other Americans, 08/29/02. (Read More)

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Studies

  • CFA Holiday Spending Survey 2009, 11/23/09. (PDF)
  • The Financial Condition of Women on Their Own, 12/02/08. (PDF)
  • Understanding the Emergency Savings Needs of Low and Moderate Income Households: A Survey-Based Analysis of Impacts, Causes, and Remedies, 11/01/08. (PDF)
  • CFA Holiday Spending Survey 2002, 11/18/02. (PDF)

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Testimony and Comments

  • The Essential Role of Banks and Credit Unions in Facilitating Lower-Income Household Saving for Emergencies, 06/01/08. (PDF)
  • Stephen Brobeck Testimony on Improving Financial Literacy before House Financial Services Committee, 04/15/08. (PDF)
  • Testimony of CFA’s Stephen Brobeck before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Regarding The Federal Government’s Role in Empowering Americans to Make Informed Financial Decisions, 04/30/07. (PDF)
  • Testimony of Stephen Brobeck, Executive Director of CFA before the Senate Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Committee Regarding the Role & Limits of Financial Education, 05/24/06. (PDF)

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