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Financial Decision Making

Crime and Violence Prevention

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Protecting the Elderly from Financial Exploitation
Older adults are more vulnerable to scams and more likely to have money and assets than their younger counterparts of the same race/ethnicity. Policy solutions that provide protection against financial fraud could help older adults to live more financially stable lives.
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Oct 14, 2021
The RAND Blog
Katherine Grace Carman @KGCarman, Sierra Smucker

Financial Decision Making

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When a Free Trial Is Anything But
Several strategies could help protect consumers from subscription traps. Strategies could include providing better information showing that a free trial is followed by a subscription, reminding consumers that they have a subscription, and allowing consumers to easily cancel.
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Aug 2, 2021
The RAND Blog
Katherine Grace Carman @KGCarman
Financial Decision Making

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Why More Young Workers Are Relying on Financial Help from Parents
As today's young adults grapple with a difficult job market, high tuition costs, and rapidly rising rents, parents are increasingly providing financial support and other forms of assistance.
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Aug 31, 2017
The RAND Blog
Kathryn A. Edwards
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Are Youth Putting Off Marriage Because of Their Student Loan Debt?
Women with higher loan balances may be less likely to get married than their peers with lower or no loan balances. But as time goes on, young adults adjust to their post-college financial situation and eventually get promotions, earn raises, obtain other assets, and get married.
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Jun 26, 2014
The RAND Blog
Robert Bozick
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Doom or Boom?
Published commentary by RAND staff.
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Dec 2, 2002
Wall Street Journal
Charles Wolf, Jr.