Personal financial planning

Despite fears about the economy, Americans’ personal financial satisfaction stayed high in the third quarter of 2019, according to the PFSi, a proprietary economic indicator calculated quarterly by the AICPA.

An overwhelming 92% of American parents say it is very important that children understand how to effectively manage their money, according to a new poll conducted for the AICPA by The Harris Poll.

Take a look at data points market watchers are following for signals of a potential U.S. recession.

Seventy percent of young adult job seekers say the freedom of being their own boss is worth more than the benefit of job security working for someone else, according to research conducted by MAVY Poll on behalf of the AICPA.

Stock market growth, among other factors, has kept Americans’ personal financial satisfaction positive in Q2 of 2019, according to the AICPA’s Personal Financial Satisfaction Index (PFSi).