A silver lining: How the pandemic has helped employees manage their finances

Published 3 Min Read

COVID-19 may have caused a lot of financial stress, but for some employees, it actually helped them improve their situation.

Before the pandemic, one in five adults over the age of 18 didn’t have a financial plan in place, according to recent data by financial services company Northwestern Mutual. In the year since, 32% of Americans say their financial discipline has improved during the pandemic and 95% say they expect their newfound habits will stick.

Paola Peralta
Associate Editor

Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


For reprint and licensing requests for this article, click here.


More From Employee Benefit News

Sign Up Form

Login Modal Form