The latest news and information about the FINRA Foundation.
2025 News & News Releases
- FINRA Foundation Releases Sixth Wave of the National Financial Capability Study (7/16/25)
- New Research: Exposed to Scams: What Beliefs About the World are Associated with Fraud Victimization? (6/26/25)
- New Research: Does the Gender Gap in Financial and Health Literacy Close as We Age? Apparently Not (4/23/25)
- New Research Explores How Financial Knowledge Varies Across the 50 States and the District of Columbia (4/9/25)
- New Research Examines Teachers’ Perspectives on State-Mandated Financial Education in Tennessee High Schools (4/2/25)
- New Research: Do Older Adults' "Routine Activities" Increase Fraud Risk? An Analysis of the Factors That Might Affect the Risk of Fraud Victimization (2/19/25)
2024 News & News Releases
- New Research: You Know More Than You Think: Unrealized Knowledge in “Don’t Know” Responses to Financial Knowledge Questions (12/12/24)
- New Research: How Consumers Think About Investment Risk (12/3/24)
- New Research: How Gen X Compares Financially to Other Generations: Doing Alright but Feeling Bad (10/29/24)
- New Research: An Overview of Factors Tied to the Financial Capability of Adults in Puerto Rico (Versión en Español) (9/5/24)
- Does It Help to Worry? Exploring the Association Between Worry About Investment Fraud and Investing Behavior (7/30/24)
- Financial Professional or Artificial Intelligence? FINRA Foundation Report Examines Which of These Consumers Trust More (6/4/24)
- Exploring the Stages of the New Investor Journey: Actionable Insights for Industry Stakeholders (3/1/24)
- FINRA Foundation Seeks Applicants for Military Spouse Fellowship (3/1/24)
- New Members Appointed to FINRA Foundation Board; Jonathan Sokobin Named Chair (2/12/24)
- New Research on Investor of Color in the United States (1/10/24)
2023 News & News Releases
- Insights for Educators on the Joint Roles of Math and Financial Education (and Knowledge) on Financial Outcomes (12/7/23)
- New Study Examines What Worries Americans Most. The answer? Money. (10/23/23)
- New Study Examines the Link Between Psychological Well-Being and Financial Literacy in Older Adulthood (10/19/23)
- A Look at the Relationship Between Investing Knowledge and the Fees Investors Report Paying (10/6/23)
- FINRA Foundation Awards 2023 Ketchum Prize to Long-Time Financial Fraud Fighter Doug Shadel (10/4/23)
- JAMA Network Open Publishes Research Co-Authored by FINRA Foundation on Vulnerability of Older Adults to Impersonation Scams (9/22/23)
- FINRA Foundation and AFCPE Announce 2023 FINRA Foundation Military Spouse Fellows (08/29/23)
- New Study on the Transportation Realities for People Living on Low-to-Moderate Incomes (08/23/23)
- They Just Add Up: Combined Math and Financial Knowledge Tied to Better Financial Outcomes (06/06/23)
- Gen Z and Investing: Social Media, Crypto, FOMO, and Family (5/24/23)
- New Study Examined AAPI Adults' Financial Vulnerability (5/22/23)
- New Investors 2022: Entering the Market in Novel and Traditional Ways (04/24/23)
- Where Are They Now? Following Up With the New Investors of 2020 (3/7/23)
- Applications Now Open for the 2023 FINRA Foundation Military Spouse Fellowship Program (3/1/23)
- New Study Examined Hispanic Adults’ Financial Capability Over 12-Year Period (2/9/23)
2022 News & News Releases
- National Study by FINRA Foundation Explores the Changing Landscape of Investors in the United States (12/15/2022)
- UT Extension Receives $207,377 Grant to Assess High School Financial Education (12/6/2022)
- New Study Examines Factors Related to Responding to and Losing Money in Four Types of Consumer Fraud (11/20/2022)
- New Research Examines the Role of COVID-19 on U.S Adults' Financial Capability (11/10/22)
- FINRA Foundation Partners With Girl Scouts of the USA to Launch New Financial Empowerment Programming (11/1/2022)
- FINRA Foundation Announces 2022 Military Spouse Fellows (10/5/22)
- FINRA Foundation Awards 2022 Ketchum Prize to Cesar Escalante (10/4/22)
- New Research Finds That, Despite Increases in Patient Cost Sharing, the Percentage of Americans Having Past-Due Medical Bills Remained Unchanged Between 2015 and 2021 (9/6/22)
- New Research Shows Financial Literacy Has Declined over the Past 12 years. Why? Maybe we just “Don’t Know” (8/4/22)
- Major Study Examines Recent Trends in Patient Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Spending (8/1/22)
- Gerri Walsh, FINRA’s Senior Vice President of Investor Education and President of the FINRA Foundation, Testifies Before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (7/28/22)
- Research Shows Financial Fragility May Put Older Adults at Risk for Scams (7/26/22)
- AARP, FINRA Foundation Team Up to Address Victim Blaming in Financial Fraud (7/21/22)
- National Study by FINRA Foundation Finds U.S. Adults’ Financial Capability Has Generally Grown Despite Pandemic Disruption (7/14/22)
- We Have It All Wrong on Fraud: It is Not the Victim’s Fault (6/14/22)
- FINRA Foundation Welcomes Inaugural Class of Dissertation Completion Fellows (6/8/22)
- NORC at the University of Chicago, FINRA Foundation Research: Six Things to Know About ESG and Retail Investors (4/12/22)
- Financial Education Matters. New Study Tests the Effectiveness of Financial Education Across 76 Randomized Experiments (4/4/22)
- ALA, FINRA Foundation Release Free Resource of Diverse and Inclusive Financial Literacy Books for Young People (4/1/22)
- New Research: Misjudging Memory Skills Can Adversely Impact Financial Decision Making in Old Age (2/4/22)
- Girl Scouts of the USA, FINRA Foundation Launch Financial Education Campaign to Meet the Needs of Girls and Their Families in Underserved Communities (2/22)
- Gerri Walsh, FINRA’s Senior Vice President of Investor Education and President of the FINRA Foundation, To Testify at Senate Special Committee on Aging on Thursday, Jan. 13 (1/11/22)
2021 News & News Releases
- Research Infographic, Race and Scam Susceptibility: Key Risk Factors for Older African Americans (12/2/21)
- FINRA Foundation, FINRA Office of the Chief Economist, NORC at the University of Chicago Release Access & Impact Conference Report: Gauging the Participation of Diverse Communities in the Capital Markets (10/24/21)
- New Research: Racial And Ethnic Disparities Persist Among American Households Who Own Taxable Investments (10/7/21)
- FINRA Foundation Awards 2021 Ketchum Prize to Shawn Spruce (10/5/21)
- New Research Examines Why Some Consumers are More Vulnerable to Financial Scams (9/22/21)
- Military Spouses Receive Fellowships to Conduct Financial Counseling and Education (8/31/21)
- FINRA Launches Educational Initiative Aimed at Newer Investors (6/30/21)
- FINRA Foundation Announces 2021 Research Award Recipients (5/20/21)
- Large Number of Americans Reported Financial Anxiety and Stress Even Before the Pandemic (4/28/21)
- New Research: Lonely Older Adults with Low Cognition at Greater Risk for Poor Financial And Healthcare Decision Making (3/22/21)
- New Research: Repeated Exposure to Fraud Awareness Education Reduces Susceptibility to Investment Scams (3/10/21)
- First-of its-Kind Study Identifies Drivers of Chronic Fraud Victimization (3/4/21)
- FINRA Foundation Seeks Applicants for Military Spouse Fellowship (3/1/21)
- New Research: Four in 10 American Households Had Difficulty Withstanding a Financial Crisis Before COVID-19 (2/16/21)
- New Research: Global Pandemic Brings Surge of New and Experienced Retail Investors Into the Stock Market (2/2/21)
2020 News & News Releases
- Maintaining Over $100 in Savings Linked to Increased Likelihood of Financial Stability in Lower Income Households (12/10/20)
- New Research: Financial Literacy Is Significant Indicator of Positive Future Financial Outcomes and Behaviors (10/29/20)
- New Research: U.S. Investors Unfazed by Pandemic-Related Market Volatility (10/13/20)
- FINRA and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation Promote World Investor Week 2020 (10/5/20)
- FINRA Foundation Awards 2020 Ketchum Prize to Michael Morris (9/30/20)
- New Research: Two FINRA Foundation Studies Explore Links among Financial Knowledge, Cognitive Health, and Financial Decision Making in Older Americans (9/21/20)
- New Research: FINRA Foundation Explores Risky Financial Behaviors by Senior Investors (9/10/20)
- Military Spouses Receive Fellowships to Conduct Financial Counseling (8/27/20)
- New Research: FINRA Foundation Examines Financial Capability of Women Behind Bars (7/23/20)
- FINRA Foundation Announces Annual Research Award Recipients (6/2/20)
- New Research: Female Investors Lag Behind Male Counterparts in Investment Knowledge and Confidence (3/19/20)
2019 News & News Releases
- New FINRA Foundation Research: Two-thirds of U.S. Investors Fail Investing Quiz and Face Confusion about Investment Account Fees (12/12/19)
- New Research: Many U.S. Investors With Low Financial Literacy Levels Are Ill Equipped to Manage Personal Finances, Especially Investments (10/10/19)
- FINRA Foundation Awards 2019 Ketchum Prize to Dr. Olivia S. Mitchell (10/3/19)
- New Fraud Research: Low Financial Literacy Levels and Social Isolation Increase Consumers’ Likelihood of Being Scammed (9/30/19)
- 2019 Military Spouses Receive Fellowships to Conduct Financial Counseling (8/26/19)
- Financial Prosperity Eludes Many Americans Despite Growing Economy and Declining Unemployment (6/20/19)
- FINRA Foundation and ALA Announce 50 Public Libraries to Host Thinking Money for Kids Traveling Exhibition (4/1/19)
- FINRA Foundation Seeks Applicants for Military Spouse Fellowship (3/1/19)
2018 News & News Releases
- FINRA Foundation Names 2018 Recipients of First Annual Military Spouse Fellowship Program Awards (11/15/18)
- CFA Institute and FINRA Foundation Study Debunks Common Myths about Millennials and Investing (10/4/18)
- FINRA Foundation Awards 2018 Ketchum Prize to Dr. Annamaria Lusardi (9/20/18)
- Military Spouses Receive Fellowships to Conduct Financial Counseling (8/6/18)
- FINRA Foundation Expands Efforts to Increase Financial Capability in Communities Nationwide (6/7/18)
- FINRA Foundation Honors Outstanding Research on Financial Capability in the United States (5/18/18)
- Across Generations, Women Trail Men in Financial Knowledge – but the Gap May Be Closing (3/28/18)
- FINRA Foundation Seeks Applicants for Military Spouse Fellowship (3/1/18)
- FINRA Foundation Announces New Appointments to Board of Directors (2/13/18)
2017 News & News Releases
- FINRA Foundation and Filene Research Institute Provide Free Resources to Help Credit Unions and Employers Launch Small-Dollar Loan Program to Support Employee Financial Wellness (11/2/17)
- FINRA Foundation Awards Inaugural Ketchum Prize to Dr. J. Michael Collins (9/13/17)
- Military Spouses Receive Fellowships to Conduct Financial Counseling (8/9/17)
- 2017 FINRA Foundation Military Spouse Fellowship Application Now Open (3/1/17)