“钱,钱,钱,在富人的世界里一定很有趣。”
虽然阿巴乐队(ABBA)对大多数事情的看法通常是正确的,但对中上层阶级来说,金钱并不总是那么有趣。至少如果你问他们的话。
“询问富人”正是Edelman Financial Engines公司所做的,该公司对2,000多名美国成年人的财富状况进行了调查。事实证明,如今即便是富人也有点紧张,只有44%的人对自己的财务状况感到“非常满意”。这仍然是受访者总数的两倍,在所有社会经济群体中,只有23%的人表示有同样的看法。
更重要的是,没有人觉得自己富有。总体而言,只有12%的美国人认为自己富有,甚至29%的真正的百万富翁说他们不觉得自己富有。此外,还有对现状的失望情绪:60%的受访者表示,他们认为在人生的这个阶段,自己的财务本该更有保障。
Edelman Financial Engines公司的财富规划和营销主管杰森·范德卢表示:“对许多人来说,对金钱的担忧可能会压倒基本事实,这往往会导致困惑、沮丧,并根据情绪而不是合理的长期计划做出财务决定。”
事实上,通货膨胀已经让美国人觉得资金的购买力降低了,但是,其实事实并不是这样的。根据Lending Club在2022年夏天的一份报告,即便是富人也在过着月光族的生活。
由于严重的通货膨胀,美国人正在削减开支:80%的受访者说,他们正在做出牺牲,以应对不断上涨的生活成本,这一数字在美国富人中略有下降,75%的美国富人表示他们正在做出牺牲,以应对不断上涨的生活成本。
但或许富人不应该如此缺乏安全感?为了应对不断上涨的生活成本,高管的工资已经上涨。对其他员工而言,情况就不一样了,因为中等收入的人被迫动用新冠疫情时期的储蓄,以弥补他们停滞不前的工资带来的缺口。虽然美国富人担心通货膨胀,但他们的情况比低收入阶层的人要好得多。低收入阶层的人收入较低,不得不进一步透支他们的薪水,以满足基本需求。
但这个故事的寓意是,没有人能够免受财务焦虑的影响——即便你是百万富翁,在你的第二套住房里规划财务。(财富中文网)
译者:中慧言-王芳
“钱,钱,钱,在富人的世界里一定很有趣。”
虽然阿巴乐队(ABBA)对大多数事情的看法通常是正确的,但对中上层阶级来说,金钱并不总是那么有趣。至少如果你问他们的话。
“询问富人”正是Edelman Financial Engines公司所做的,该公司对2,000多名美国成年人的财富状况进行了调查。事实证明,如今即便是富人也有点紧张,只有44%的人对自己的财务状况感到“非常满意”。这仍然是受访者总数的两倍,在所有社会经济群体中,只有23%的人表示有同样的看法。
更重要的是,没有人觉得自己富有。总体而言,只有12%的美国人认为自己富有,甚至29%的真正的百万富翁说他们不觉得自己富有。此外,还有对现状的失望情绪:60%的受访者表示,他们认为在人生的这个阶段,自己的财务本该更有保障。
Edelman Financial Engines公司的财富规划和营销主管杰森·范德卢表示:“对许多人来说,对金钱的担忧可能会压倒基本事实,这往往会导致困惑、沮丧,并根据情绪而不是合理的长期计划做出财务决定。”
事实上,通货膨胀已经让美国人觉得资金的购买力降低了,但是,其实事实并不是这样的。根据Lending Club在2022年夏天的一份报告,即便是富人也在过着月光族的生活。
由于严重的通货膨胀,美国人正在削减开支:80%的受访者说,他们正在做出牺牲,以应对不断上涨的生活成本,这一数字在美国富人中略有下降,75%的美国富人表示他们正在做出牺牲,以应对不断上涨的生活成本。
但或许富人不应该如此缺乏安全感?为了应对不断上涨的生活成本,高管的工资已经上涨。对其他员工而言,情况就不一样了,因为中等收入的人被迫动用新冠疫情时期的储蓄,以弥补他们停滞不前的工资带来的缺口。虽然美国富人担心通货膨胀,但他们的情况比低收入阶层的人要好得多。低收入阶层的人收入较低,不得不进一步透支他们的薪水,以满足基本需求。
但这个故事的寓意是,没有人能够免受财务焦虑的影响——即便你是百万富翁,在你的第二套住房里规划财务。(财富中文网)
译者:中慧言-王芳
“Money, money, money, must be funny, in a rich man’s world.”
While ABBA is usually right about most things, money doesn’t always feel that funny to the upper-middle class. At least if you ask them.
And ask the rich is exactly what Edelman Financial Engines did, surveying more than 2,000 adults from the U.S. about their money. It turns out that even the rich are a little nervous these days, as only 44% report feeling “very comfortable” about their finances. That’s still twice as many as the total respondents, with only 23% across all socio-economic groups reporting the same sentiment.
What’s more, nobody feels rich. Overall, just 12% of Americans view themselves as wealthy, and even 29% of actual millionaires say they don’t feel rich. And then there are the feelings of disappointment over the state of things: six in 10 respondents said they thought they’d be more financially secure at this point in their lives.
“For many people, worries about money can override basic facts, which can often lead to confusion, frustration, and making financial decisions that are based on emotion rather than a sound, long-term plan,” says Jason Van de Loo, head of wealth planning and marketing at Edelman Financial Engines.
Indeed, inflation has made Americans feel like their money isn’t going as far, because, well, it’s not. Even the wealthy are living from paycheck to paycheck, according to a report from Lending Club in 2022 summer.
As a result of this rampant inflation, Americans are cutting back: 80% of all respondents said they are making sacrifices in response to the rising cost of living, a number that slightly dips down for wealthy Americans to 75%.
But maybe the rich shouldn’t feel so insecure? Executives have seen their pay increase in order to compete with the rising cost of living. The same can’t be said for the rest of workers, as middle-income individuals are forced to dip into their pandemic-era savings in order to cover the shortfall from their stagnant salaries. And while wealthy Americans are worried about inflation, they’re much better off than those in lower income brackets who are paid less and have to stretch their paychecks further just to cover the basics.
But the moral of this story is that no one is immune to financial anxiety—even if you’re a millionaire planning your finances from your second home.