Savings and wealth building
We explore what helps people save, build wealth, and prepare for the future, identifying the tools, strategies, and support that make long-term financial security more attainable.
How can more people build lasting financial security?
Saving is about more than putting money aside. It creates the stability to handle emergencies, invest in future goals, and build wealth over time. Yet for many households, rising costs and competing financial priorities make it difficult to save consistently or plan beyond today’s needs.
Our research explores what helps people make progress at every stage of their financial journey. By understanding the barriers people face and the strategies they use, we identify opportunities to make saving and wealth building more accessible.
Key findings
Featured projects and recent insights
The long game to wealth
How Newark residents navigate evolving paths to financial health.
Accounting for emergencies
The relationship between emergency and retirement savings.
Member spotlight: Tasha
Tasha retired earlier than expected and now navigates a smaller fixed income while planning not just for herself, but for her husband’s future as well.
More research and insights
- Financial health and stability
- Savings
SaverLife boosts overall financial health through savings
- Housing
- Public benefits
- Wealth building
Is Philadelphia still a city where the dream of homeownership can come true?
