personal finance personal finance / http://backend.userland.com/rss ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½WebTeam What Percentage of Americans Own Stock? Since 2023, an average of 62% of Americans report owning stock, a rebound after more than a decade of lower readings. /poll/266807/percentage-americans-owns-stock.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/266807/percentage-americans-owns-stock.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 05 May 2025 10:00:00 GMT Inflation Still Top U.S. Financial Problem, but Fewer Cite It Fewer Americans than in 2023 and 2024 name inflation as the most important financial problem facing their family, but it still ranks at the top of the list. /poll/660071/inflation-top-financial-problem-fewer-cite.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/660071/inflation-top-financial-problem-fewer-cite.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 30 Apr 2025 03:00:00 GMT Americans' Economic, Financial Expectations Sink in April Americans are pessimistic about economic growth and the stock market, with a majority now expecting their personal finances to worsen. /poll/659630/americans-economic-financial-expectations-sink-april.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/659630/americans-economic-financial-expectations-sink-april.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 21 Apr 2025 15:00:00 GMT U.S. Perceptions of 'Fair' Income Taxes Hold Near Record Low The 46% of U.S. adults who say their income taxes are fair essentially matches the record-low 45% from 1999. /poll/659003/perceptions-fair-income-taxes-hold-near-record-low.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/659003/perceptions-fair-income-taxes-hold-near-record-low.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 08 Apr 2025 03:00:00 GMT Americans' State of the Nation Ratings Remain at Record Low As President Donald Trump launches initiatives to reshape the nation in his second term, a recent ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½poll provides a road map for the issues Americans think need the most attention. /poll/656114/americans-state-nation-ratings-remain-record-low.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/656114/americans-state-nation-ratings-remain-record-low.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 05 Feb 2025 03:00:00 GMT Americans Offer Upbeat Outlook for Key Economic Factors Americans' expectations for economic growth, the stock market, inflation and interest rates are more optimistic than they have been in recent years. /poll/655877/americans-offer-upbeat-outlook-key-economic-factors.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/655877/americans-offer-upbeat-outlook-key-economic-factors.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 03 Feb 2025 03:00:00 GMT Americans' Ratings of Biden and U.S. Tepid but Steady Americans close out the year disapproving of Biden and Congress and feeling largely dissatisfied with the direction of the country. /poll/654650/americans-ratings-biden-tepid-steady.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/654650/americans-ratings-biden-tepid-steady.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT Shoppers Plan to Spend More Than $1,000 on Holiday Gifts Gallup's final 2024 measure of Americans' holiday gift outlays finds consumers' spending estimate up slightly from a year ago. /poll/653840/shoppers-plan-spend-000-holiday-gifts.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/653840/shoppers-plan-spend-000-holiday-gifts.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 27 Nov 2024 03:00:00 GMT Final Election Indicators Give Mixed Signals Americans are unhappy with the status quo in key areas of U.S. leadership, suggesting this should be a "change" election. Yet Kamala Harris edges out Donald Trump in favorability. /poll/652850/final-election-indicators-give-mixed-signals.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/652850/final-election-indicators-give-mixed-signals.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 30 Oct 2024 16:15:00 GMT U.S. Consumers Plan Generous Holiday Spending Americans predict they will spend an average of $1,014 on holiday gifts this year, well above the $923 they estimated at this time last year. /poll/652664/consumers-plan-generous-holiday-spending.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/652664/consumers-plan-generous-holiday-spending.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 25 Oct 2024 03:00:00 GMT