Monday, September 21, 2009

Survey: Financial worries more common than financial plans | Philly | 09/21/2009


Survey: Financial worries more common than financial plans Philly 09/21/2009:

"'There is no excuse to not have the info you need to get your financial house in order,' Smiley said in an interview this week.

Smiley on Saturday will deliver the keynote speech at a free financial workshop that is part of a five-city tour promoting economic empowerment and financial literacy.

The survey conducted by the Blackstone Group for the Smiley Group found that 31 percent of Sacramentans expect their household situation to be worse a year from now, but only 15 percent say they have written a financial plan, compared with 22 percent nationally. The survey of 1,600 respondents done in January has a margin of error of 7 percentage points."