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Why the American Workforce Needs Financial Wellness Education

• 67% of surveyed workers said that money is a significant source of stress. High levels of stress can strain cognitive abilities, which can lead to poor decision making.   (American Psychological Association, 2016)
• Nearly 50% of surveyed workers identify covering basic living expenses as their most common financial challenge.   (IFEBP: Financial Education for Today’s Workforce, 2016)
• 78% of full-time employees live paycheck to paycheck, including 10% of those who earn more than $100,000 a year.   (CareerBuilder, 2017)
• Nearly 33% of employees say that their personal finances distract them at work. Of those, 46% say they spend at least three hours per week at work thinking about or dealing with their finances.   (PricewaterhouseCoopers, 2016)
• 36% of employees report missing work to deal with personal financial matters or from the stress caused by personal financial matters.   (Public Policy Polling, 2015)
• 46% of adults are not prepared for an emergency situation; respondents report that they would have to borrow or sell something to cover an unexpected $400 expense.   (The Federal Reserve, 2016)
• 1 out of 5 employees have borrowed from their retirement plan in the past three years. Of those, 37% said they did so to pay for general household expenses.   (Purchasing Power, 2016)
• 36% of Americans don’t save anything for retirement.
• 80% of people age 30-54 believe they don’t have enough saved for retirement
• Average length of retirement, 18 years.

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential … these
are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. Confucius