By the Power of Default

Using Behavioral Economics to Change Behavior This post originally appeared on the Envolve People Care Blog. Have you ever wondered why, when you open your phone to search a query,…

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Applying Behavioral Science to Improve Retention Among Financial Coaching Programs

…a lot of thought. When we are thinking about how we want to behave in the future, though, we are doing so consciously. We set our long-term goals with some…

Creating a Long Term Mindset: A Simple Intervention to Increase Retirement Savings

…will review the findings from Duke’s lab, findings from an applied study with a startup and research from a prototype intervention. Webinar: NOV 17TH, 2016, 12:00PM PST Register here  …

Creating a Long-term Mindset

Common Cents Report: Behavioral Interventions Helping Americans Save More

…Managing Debt Increasing Short-Term Savings Increasing Long-Term Savings The Common Cents approach to designing financial interventions is informed by a three-step process for behavioral diagnosis that includes identifying the specific…

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The Psychology of Riding it Out: Why People Don’t Prepare for Hurricanes

…to jumpstart the local economy, and allow them to make better long-term decisions later, when the larger grants that have longer processing time to kick in. 30 years of research…

Could Retirement Savings Be a New Form of Political Protest?

…term. Perhaps we can start by framing their wages in annual terms, instead of as hourly wages to help them think long term. You can learn more about how creating…