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The spotlight on love and relationships comes to a head every February as Americans gear up to celebrate their commitment to one another and yet, Fidelity Investments 2024 Couples and Money study reveals couples may not be as aligned as they thought with 45% of partners admitting they argue about money at least occasionally.
In fact, 1-in-4 couples say money is their greatest relationship challenge and while most partners claim to make financial decisions together, more than a quarter are left in the dark and admit to feeling resentful about being left out of financial decisions.
The good news is respondents feel very good or excellent about their financial health and nearly a quarter of Boomers say building a financial plan together is their love language. When it comes to visions for retirement, couples are mostly aligned on how they want to be spending their time – with family, friends, traveling, and their hobbies.
The 2024 Fidelity Investments Couples & Money Study analyzes retirement and financial expectations and preparedness among 1,794 couples (3,588 individuals). These are some of the findings of a survey conducted by Ipsos using the probability based KnowledgePanel® between October 31, 2023, and November 22, 2023, on behalf of Fidelity Investments. The Ipsos KnowledgePanel® is the largest and most well-established online probability-based panel that is representative of the adult US population. Respondents were required to be at least 18 years old, married or in a long-term committed relationship and living with their respective partner. This online, biennial study was launched in 2007 and is unique in that it tests agreement of both partners in a committed relationship on communication, as well as their knowledge of finances and retirement planning issues.
There are plenty of resources available online at fidelity.com/couples.
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