The Financial Findings Podcast is a series developed by the Center for Financial Security that features interviews with researchers about household finance, financial security, and retirement and disability research and the implications for policy, practice, and relevance for the general public. The podcast series is hosted by Jonathon Ferguson. Episode 4: Interview with Stephanie Moulton ..read more

January 26: Cayte Anderson, Director of Research, UW-Stout, presents The Utilization of ABLE Accounts and Other Tax-advantaged Savings Accounts: A Scoping Review February 2: Brielle Bryan, Assistant Professor, Rice University, presents Implications of Child Incarceration for Women’s Wealth and Labor Market Attachment February 9: Kate Pennington, Research Economist, US Census Bureau in the Center for ..read more

The fifth annual Junior Scholar Intensive Training (JSIT) takes place in Madison, WI on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The program is a collaboration of the Center for Financial Security and the Howard University Center on Race and Wealth (CRW) supported by the Social Security Administration’s Retirement and Disability Research Consortium (RDRC). Fifteen ..read more

The Financial Findings Podcast is a series developed by the Center for Financial Security that features interviews with researchers about household finance, financial security, and retirement and disability research and the implications for policy, practice, and relevance for the general public. The podcast series is hosted by Jonathon Ferguson. Episode 3: Interview with Molly Costanzo ..read more

About 10 percent of children live in households with a Social Security program beneficiary or are beneficiaries themselves. Many have low incomes limiting the resources available to spend on caring for these children. The Child Tax Credit (CTC) expansion in 2021 increased income for many households and reduced poverty dramatically for children. Children in Social ..read more

The Financial Findings Podcast is a series developed by the Center for Financial Security that features interviews with researchers about household finance, financial security, and retirement and disability research and the implications for policy, practice, and relevance for the general public. The podcast series is hosted by Jonathon Ferguson. Episode 2: Interview with Jill Hoiting ..read more

CFS is requesting investigator-driven applied RDRC research studies to be included in the competitive renewal application for a new cooperative agreement with the SSA RDRC. Research projects will be awarded for the 2023-24 Federal Fiscal Year (October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024). This is an applied research program designed to assist policymakers, the public ..read more

A study was conducted by Asset Funders Network (AFN) and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Financial Security (CFS) to better understand the transition to remote services among financial capability and asset building (FCAB) programs, which includes financial education, counseling, coaching, emergency assistance, benefits navigation, housing supports, workforce development, and other related services. A full ..read more