Building a Financially Capable America Through Education and Research

The People We Help

Learn how the Foundation helps Americans build financial stability, invest for life goals and guard against fraud.

The Knowledge We Gain & Share

Research allows us to understand and improve money decisions. The FINRA Foundation connects those who create new knowledge with those who use it.

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The Networks We Strengthen

Learn how the Foundation empowers its partners to reach people where they live, work, and learn.

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Exposed to Scams: What Beliefs About the World are Associated with Fraud Victimization?

In this study, researchers for the FINRA Foundation, University of Minnesota, the BBB Institute for Marketplace Trust, the University of Virginia and the Good People Research Company found that mental frames, the different ways we view the world, are related to the likelihood of losing money to a scam.

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Does the Gender Gap in Financial and Health Literacy Close as We Age? Apparently Not

New research from the FINRA Foundation and researchers at the Rush University Medical Center and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania used data from more than 1,000 older adults collected over 12 years to assess whether men and women experience different rates and probabilities of decline in financial and health literacy.

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FINRA Foundation Releases State-by-State Financial Knowledge Findings

The research highlights the Top 10 states in terms of financial knowledge and shows that U.S. adults’ knowledge about inflation has increased since 2021.

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