{"id":4388,"date":"2024-04-19T23:27:30","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T23:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/?p=4388"},"modified":"2026-07-06T16:08:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T21:08:06","slug":"financial-practice-week-embarks-on-national-study-about-financial-literacy-several-media-outlets-show-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/financial-practice-week-embarks-on-national-study-about-financial-literacy-several-media-outlets-show-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial Practice Week Embarks on National Study About Financial Literacy, Several Media Outlets Show Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The news is out\u2014<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/financial-practice-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Financial Practice Week<\/a> is official, April 22 to 26<\/strong>. Developed by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/business-insider-explores-financial-therapy-with-dr-erika-rasure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Erika Rasure<\/a><\/strong>, chief financial wellness officer and client therapist for Beyond Finance, the premise is awareness meeting action regarding personal finances and economic responsibility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 2003, April has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneyfit.org\/financial-literacy-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Financial Literacy Month<\/a>. Yet, in Dr. Rasure&#8217;s opinion, literacy doesn&#8217;t seem to be enough. Beyond Finance commissioned a national study with OnePoll and SWNS to validate that opinion, which was split evenly among various generations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The findings revealed that people who understand basic financial knowledge and good money habits may be worse nationally than many consider. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls loop muted src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beyond-Healthy-Financial-V1.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the notes regarding America&#8217;s financial practice and literacy, we found a few things the national news is discussing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nearly half (<strong>43%<\/strong>) of respondents don\u2019t know what a 401(k) is.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only <strong>30%<\/strong> believe they could win a game of personal finance trivia, despite <strong>39%<\/strong> considering themselves more financially literate than the average person.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Four in 10<\/strong> Americans admit they procrastinate when implementing healthy financial habits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And <strong>39% <\/strong>of respondents reported adverse effects on their relationships due to their or their partner\u2019s unhealthy spending habits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The research is creating many stories across the country.<strong> Here are a few of the most significant. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/yahoo-money-logo.png\" alt=\"YAHOO! MONEY LOGO covering Beyond Finance national study on Financial Practice Week\" class=\"wp-image-4397\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/yahoo-money-logo.png 512w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/yahoo-money-logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/yahoo-money-logo-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\">Yahoo! Money<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\">Over 40% of Americans have no clue what a 401k is<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><b>NOTE: Yahoo! made the most of the national poll and pasted the entire story with an accompanying grap<\/b>hic on the homepage of each of its following general hubs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/mitad-estadounidenses-saben-401-k-225425100.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yahoo! News<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/mitad-estadounidenses-saben-401-k-225425100.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yahoo! Lifestyle<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mitad-estadounidenses-saben-401-k-225425100.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yahoo! Sports<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/mitad-estadounidenses-saben-401-k-225425100.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yahoo! Entertainment<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/mitad-estadounidenses-saben-401-k-225425100.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yahoo! Finance<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/world\/over-40-americans-no-clue-084100598.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yahoo! World<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/us\/over-40-americans-no-clue-084100598.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yahoo! U.S.<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/science\/over-40-americans-no-clue-084100598.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yahoo! Science<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/politics\/over-40-americans-no-clue-084100598.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yahoo! Politics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/health\/over-40-americans-no-clue-084100598.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yahoo! Health<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/yahoo-news.png\" alt=\"YAHOO! NEWS LOGO covering Beyond Finance national study on Financial Practice Week\" class=\"wp-image-4400\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/yahoo-news.png 250w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/yahoo-news-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Yahoo! News (Spanish)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Casi la mitad de los estadounidenses no saben qu\u00e9 es un 401(k)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NOTE: Likewise, Yahoo! News captured a Spanish version of the story taken from <em>Independent en Espanol <\/em>and posted the article on the following international news hubs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/world\/mitad-estadounidenses-saben-401-k-225425100.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/us\/mitad-estadounidenses-saben-401-k-225425100.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S. en Espanol<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/science\/mitad-estadounidenses-saben-401-k-225425100.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Science<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/politics\/mitad-estadounidenses-saben-401-k-225425100.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Politics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/health\/mitad-estadounidenses-saben-401-k-225425100.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Health <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/mitad-estadounidenses-saben-401-k-225425100.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United Kingdom<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/au.news.yahoo.com\/mitad-estadounidenses-saben-401-k-225425100.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Australia<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ca.news.yahoo.com\/mitad-estadounidenses-saben-401-k-225425100.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canada<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malaysia.news.yahoo.com\/mitad-estadounidenses-saben-401-k-225425100.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Malaysia<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nz.news.yahoo.com\/mitad-estadounidenses-saben-401-k-225425100.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Zealand<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ph.news.yahoo.com\/mitad-estadounidenses-saben-401-k-225425100.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Phillippines<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sg.news.yahoo.com\/mitad-estadounidenses-saben-401-k-225425100.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Singapore<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/nypost.png\" alt=\"LOGO NEW YORK POST Finance national study on Financial Practice Week\" class=\"wp-image-4432\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/nypost.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/nypost-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/nypost-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The average American doesn\u2019t know what a 401K is<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The results revealed a significant lack of confidence among respondents regarding their financial literacy, with only 30% believing they could win a game of personal finance trivia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/04\/16\/us-news\/the-average-american-doesnt-know-what-a-401k-is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LINK<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/MSN-logo-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"MSN LOGO covering Beyond Finance national study on Financial Practice Week\" class=\"wp-image-4390\" style=\"width:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/MSN-logo-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/MSN-logo-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/MSN-logo-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/MSN-logo-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/MSN-logo.jpg 1599w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Over 40% of Americans have no clue what a 401k is<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey examined Americans\u2019 financial literacy, commitment to learning and adopting healthy money habits, and feelings regarding their bank accounts and financial futures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/health\/nutrition\/over-40-of-americans-have-no-clue-what-a-401k-is\/ar-BB1lIkdu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LINK<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/talker-news.jpg\" alt=\"TALKER NEWS LOGO covering Beyond Finance national study on Financial Practice Week\" class=\"wp-image-4392\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/talker-news.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/talker-news-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/talker-news-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\">Talker News National Network<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">Over 40% of Americans have no clue what a 401k is. A third (35%) also don&#8217;t know what &#8220;interest&#8221; is in a financial context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/talker.news\/2024\/04\/16\/over-40-of-americans-have-no-clue-what-a-401k-is-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LINK<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This story has been captured on <strong>187 U.S. syndicates of the Talker Network<\/strong> to date. Some of the U.S. and global markets include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/news\/national\/over-40-of-americans-have-no-clue-what-a-401k-is\/article_e69e7c76-15c2-5dfd-b261-5a8482aa088b.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Saipan Tribune<\/a> (Northern Mariana Islands, U.S.)<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keysnews.com\/news\/national\/over-40-of-americans-have-no-clue-what-a-401k-is\/article_a764734d-2862-5c95-8501-39dee172a937.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Florida Keys News<\/a> (Key West, FL)<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ps.news\/news\/national\/over-40-of-americans-have-no-clue-what-a-401k-is\/article_c0820a3e-e53f-5395-94d0-fee8ff53a36c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Patriot Sentinel<\/a> (Oklahoma City, OK) <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdjonline.com\/plus\/over-40-of-americans-have-no-clue-what-a-401k-is\/article_cdbdae99-18d0-53b7-b704-c00c20fbc290.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Journal <\/a>(Marietta, GA) <\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/selmasun.com\/news\/national\/over-40-of-americans-have-no-clue-what-a-401k-is\/article_0c509af1-a46f-52db-b390-2aed29e4d8ec.html\">Selma Sun<\/a> (Selma, AL)<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfweekly.com\/news\/national\/over-40-of-americans-have-no-clue-what-a-401k-is\/article_2aedca1c-69be-543f-92c4-ed166e6a5f3e.html\">SF Weekly<\/a> (San Francisco, CA)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postguam.com\/news\/national\/over-40-of-americans-have-no-clue-what-a-401k-is\/article_10d3dcf9-257a-535a-8994-4ca773254c1c.html\">Guam Daily Post<\/a> (Tamuning, Guam)<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/kdhnews.com\/news\/nation\/over-40-of-americans-have-no-clue-what-a-401k-is\/article_d43bcabb-3b77-52b2-b522-1bcf1d17737a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Herald<\/a> (Killeen, TX) <\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indexjournal.com\/news\/national\/over-40-of-americans-have-no-clue-what-a-401k-is\/article_77a4d572-0c5a-5e9b-b7b2-7660f332261a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Index-Journal <\/a>(Greenwood, SC)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/dailymotion-logo-vector.png\" alt=\"DAILYMOTION LOGO covering Beyond Finance national study on Financial Practice Week\" class=\"wp-image-4393\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/dailymotion-logo-vector.png 900w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/dailymotion-logo-vector-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/dailymotion-logo-vector-768x427.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-dailymotion wp-block-embed-dailymotion wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Over 40% of Americans have no clue what a 401k is\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"720\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player.html?video=x8wvybc&#038;\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"860\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/newsbreak.jpg\" alt=\"NEWSBREAK LOGO covering Beyond Finance national study on Financial Practice Week\" class=\"wp-image-4394\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:200px;height:225px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/newsbreak.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/newsbreak-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\">Over 40% of Americans have no clue what a 401k is<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">The study, commissioned by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beyond Finance&nbsp;<\/a>for Financial Practice Week and conducted by OnePoll, revealed that despite these startling knowledge gaps, only two in five respondents (39%) consider themselves more financially literate than others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbreak.com\/news\/3404578650230-over-40-of-americans-have-no-clue-what-a-401k-is\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LINK<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"262\" height=\"81\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/studyfinds-logo.jpg\" alt=\"StudyFinds.com cites Beyond Finance national study on Financial Practice Week \" class=\"wp-image-4395\" style=\"width:300px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clueless about retirement? 43% have no idea what a 401(k) is<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a startling revelation about America\u2019s financial literacy, a new survey finds that nearly half of Americans still scratch their heads when it comes to understanding what a 401(k) is.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studyfinds.org\/retirement-what-is-a-401k\/\">LINK<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/us-logo.png\" alt=\"USA Times reports on a Beyond Finance national poll during Financial Practice Week \" class=\"wp-image-4396\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/us-logo.png 400w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/us-logo-300x60.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\">The average American doesn\u2019t know what a 401K is<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">The survey examined Americans\u2019 financial literacy, commitment to learning and adopting healthy money habits, and feelings regarding their bank accounts and financial futures.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/usa-times.news\/the-average-american-doesnt-know-what-a-401k-is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LINK<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/yahoo-en-espanol-logo.jpeg\" alt=\"YAHOO EN ESPANOL LOGO covering Beyond Finance national study on Financial Practice Week\" class=\"wp-image-4399\" style=\"width:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/yahoo-en-espanol-logo.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/yahoo-en-espanol-logo-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/yahoo-en-espanol-logo-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">El 43% de los estadounidenses no sabe qu\u00e9 es un 401(k).<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Una nueva encuesta realizada por Beyond Finance y OnePoll de 2,000 adultos examin\u00f3 sus h\u00e1bitos monetarios, sus conocimientos y sus sentimientos hacia su futuro financiero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NOTE: This is the primary Yahoo! en Espanol page, which differs from the above. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/es-us.vida-estilo.yahoo.com\/mitad-estadounidenses-saben-401-k-225425100.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LINK<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"138\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/independent-en-espanol.png\" alt=\"INDEPENDENT EN ESPANOL LOGO covering Beyond Finance national study on Financial Practice Week\" class=\"wp-image-4398\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/independent-en-espanol.png 364w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/independent-en-espanol-300x114.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\">Casi la mitad de los estadounidenses no saben qu\u00e9 es un 401(k)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">Una nueva encuesta de 2,000 adultos examin\u00f3 sus h\u00e1bitos monetarios, sus conocimientos y sus sentimientos hacia su futuro financiero<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independentespanol.com\/estilo\/estados-unidos-finanzas-generaciones-dinero-b2529870.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LINK<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/nbc-news.jpg\" alt=\"NBC NEWS LOGO covering Beyond Finance national study on Financial Practice Week\" class=\"wp-image-4401\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/nbc-news.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/nbc-news-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/nbc-news-150x150.jpg 150w, 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The following markets have picked up the poll to date: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kpvi.com\/interests\/over-40-of-americans-have-no-clue-what-a-401k-is\/article_731c2b1a-f187-5f8d-9738-a7d340a4f4a6.html\">KVPI <\/a>(Pocatello, ID)<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kulr8.com\/news\/national\/over-40-of-americans-have-no-clue-what-a-401k-is\/article_f2d2bade-320b-502a-8264-862ded788812.html\">KULR<\/a> (Billings, MT)<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcrightnow.com\/national\/over-40-of-americans-have-no-clue-what-a-401k-is\/article_a68939cf-53c3-5dd6-ac25-58d3ad5c1e86.html\">NBC Tri-Cities<\/a> (Yamika, Kennewick, and Pasco, WA)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">ABC NEWS (Local Affiliates)<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/ABC-NEWS-DIGITAL.jpg\" alt=\"ABC LOCAL NEWS LOGO covering Beyond Finance national study on Financial Practice Week\" class=\"wp-image-4402\" style=\"width:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/ABC-NEWS-DIGITAL.jpg 992w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/ABC-NEWS-DIGITAL-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/ABC-NEWS-DIGITAL-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Over 40% of Americans have no clue what a 401k is<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NOTE: The Beyond Finance\/SWNS Poll was placed in the ABC national feed<\/strong>. The following markets have picked up the poll to date: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktbs.com\/news\/national\/over-40-of-americans-have-no-clue-what-a-401k-is\/article_13079820-871b-5782-925d-6b50bce623ac.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KTBS<\/a> (Shreveport, LA)<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deltanews.tv\/news\/national\/over-40-of-americans-have-no-clue-what-a-401k-is\/article_e3555e19-bd08-58f6-b88a-12c554952f71.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Delta News<\/a> (Greenville, MS)<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montanarightnow.com\/national_news\/over-40-of-americans-have-no-clue-what-a-401k-is\/article_4c2df845-ab59-533a-8957-73f3e9f93317.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Montana Now<\/a> (Missoula, MT)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"344\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/FOX-local.jpg\" alt=\"FOX LOCAL TV LOGO covering Beyond Finance national study on Financial Practice Week\" class=\"wp-image-4403\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/FOX-local.jpg 344w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/FOX-local-300x262.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FOX NEWS (Local Affiliates) <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Over 40% of Americans have no clue what a 401k is<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NOTE: The Beyond Finance\/SWNS Poll was placed in the FOX national feed<\/strong>. The following markets have picked up the poll to date: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbangor.com\/news\/national\/over-40-of-americans-have-no-clue-what-a-401k-is\/article_b5d6aa91-d7aa-58e1-b92c-fd2cc2528c2f.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WFIX<\/a> (Bangor, ME)<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox41yakima.com\/over-40-of-americans-have-no-clue-what-a-401k-is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KCYU 11 &amp; 41<\/a> (Yakima, WA)<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kjnbtv.com\/news\/national\/over-40-of-americans-have-no-clue-what-a-401k-is\/article_6581270e-ac3c-5f47-bfe5-d06f382532a1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KJNB<\/a> (Fayetteville, AR)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/radio-news-icon.png\" alt=\"AM\/FM RADIO LOGO covering Beyond Finance national study on Financial Practice Week\" class=\"wp-image-4404\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/radio-news-icon.png 512w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/radio-news-icon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/radio-news-icon-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\">Local AM\/FM Radio <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\">Over 40% of Americans have no clue what a 401k is<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NOTE: The Beyond Finance\/SWNS Poll was placed <\/strong>in various <strong>radio conglomerate feeds<\/strong> (e.g., Cumulus, iHeart, FOX), and the following local radio stations have picked up the U.S. poll. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscenter1.tv\/news\/national\/over-40-of-americans-have-no-clue-what-a-401k-is\/article_9ab59bd3-aee0-5239-b68f-9278ab283b7a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">News Center 1<\/a> (Rapid City, SD)<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfmz.com\/lifestyles\/over-40-of-americans-have-no-clue-what-a-401k-is\/article_d887bd37-568e-5d43-aef0-e9db55c54fbf.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WFMZ-FM<\/a> (Allentown, PA)<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kmzu.com\/news\/national\/over-40-of-americans-have-no-clue-what-a-401k-is\/article_b87f078e-edf5-5afd-8d16-7f16dd07041f.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KMZU-FM<\/a> (Carrollton, MO)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.starvedrock.media\/news\/national\/over-40-of-americans-have-no-clue-what-a-401k-is\/article_3e907dcb-588d-5b90-a3a1-1d10cd3a1d27.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WLPO-FM<\/a> (Oglesby, IL) <\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/993thefox.iheart.com\/content\/2024-04-17-almost-half-of-americans-have-no-clue-what-a-401k-is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WFQX-FM<\/a> (Winchester, VA)<\/td><td>\ufeff<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About Dr. Erika Rasure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/author\/erasure\/\">Dr. Erika Rasure<\/a>, PhD, CFT\u2122 is an internationally recognized financial therapist, educator, and researcher with over two decades of experience helping people transform their relationship with money. As Chief Financial Wellness Advisor at Beyond Finance, she leads weekly financial wellness sessions with clients navigating debt and serves on the Financial Review Boards of Investopedia, The Balance, VeryWell Family, and VeryWell Parents. Her expertise has been featured in Forbes, CNBC, CNN, and NBC\u2019s Today Show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Beyond Finance embarks on its inaugural &#8220;Financial Practice Week,&#8221; we commissioned a U.S. poll proving America could use more practice. 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