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Thursday, June 19, 2025

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Everyday luxuries: Where are people overspending?

With heightened inflation in recent years, many feel anxious spending money on non-essential items. But you can tighten your budget without giving up life’s pleasures.

Deep dive into digital payment apps

Discover how digital payment apps are reshaping consumer behaviors and explore the latest trends, user experiences, and AI adoption within the U.S.

Most affordable U.S. cities for working adults and retirees

Explore the most affordable cities for working adults and retirees based on factors like cost of living, taxes, healthcare, and home prices.

Navigating the challenging new landscape of student loans

The pause on federal student loan payments ended in October and borrowers are required to resume monthly repayments.

Redefining the ideal retirement

To explore what defines the ideal retirement in America, we surveyed over 1,000 adults about their views on living locations, activities, and concerns. What we learned may surprise you.

How a third of American households are bracing for $1,000 monthly student loan bill

With federal student loan payments resuming in October, here's how U.S. households are approaching the change, plus tips from a financial professional on adjusting your budget.

Gen Z is having more fun than everyone else this summer

As prices continue to soar across the map, Empower’s new research explores how Americans are spending in the summer of ’23.  

Money Talks

Money Talks is about the financial questions shaping how we live, work, and play – and the conversations we’re having (or not) to find answers. We talked to 2,000 U.S. adults. Here’s what we heard.

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Cryptocurrency: Who’s investing?

Given the seeming ubiquity of cryptocurrency, it’s important to fully understand what it is.

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Battling inflation: Investing perspectives

Empower brought together four asset managers to share their insights on investment strategy in an inflationary environment.

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The complicated story of employees’ financial well-being

Empower collected responses from more than 2,000 Empower retirement plan participants on a number of topics related to their personal financial health.

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How inflation is affecting retirement savings

Empower conducted a research study to gauge how participants are feeling and reacting to so many concurrent economic issues.

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