The Primerica Financial Security Monitor
A quarterly U.S. survey measuring the financial confidence and outlook of middle-income families
Since September 2020, the Primerica Financial Security Monitor has surveyed middle-income households quarterly to gain a clear picture of their financial situation. Here you can explore archived factsheets, press releases and media coverage to better understand how the financial situation of millions of families is changing.
Primerica U.S. Financial Security Monitor Fact Sheets and Press Releases
- Q3 2024: Press Release, Fact Sheet
- Special Report: Navigating Confidence, Opportunity and Representation in the Financial Services Industry: Press Release, White Paper
- Q2 2024: Press Release, Fact Sheet
- Q1 2024: Press Release, Fact Sheet
- Q4 2023: Press Release, Fact Sheet
- Special Report: Perception vs. Reality: Examining Middle-Income Households' Financial Outlook Heading into 2024: Press Release, White Paper
- Q3 2023: Press Release, Fact Sheet
- Q2 2023: Press Release, Fact Sheet
- Q1 2023: Press Release, Fact Sheet
- Special Report: The Financial Condition of American Families Heading into 2023 (February 2023): Press Release, White Paper
- Q4 2022: Press Release, Fact Sheet
- Q3 2022: Press Release, Fact Sheet
- Q2 2022: Press Release, Fact Sheet
- Q1 2022: Press Release, Fact Sheet
- Q4 2021: Press Release
- Q3 2021: Press Release
- Q4 2020: Press Release, Insights Report
- Q3 2020: Press Release, Insights Report
- 2020 Middle-Income Americans' Financial Outlook Amid a Pandemic: Press Release, Insights Report
- Q1 2021: Fact Sheet
- 2019 African Americans' Financial Outlook: Insights Brief
- 2019 Hispanic Americans' Financial Outlook: Insights Brief
- 2019 Original Monitor: Press Release, Insights Report, Infographic
Primerica Canadian Financial Security Monitor Fact Sheets and Press Releases
- Q2 2024: Press Release, Insights Report
- Special Report: Balancing Act: Enhancing Regulation without Compromising Financial Access in Canada (May 2023): Press Release, White Paper
- Q4 2022: Press Release, Insights Report
- Q1 2021: Press Release, Insights Report
Primerica Financial Security Monitor in the Media
The Monitor has become a reliable source of data and insight for reporters on the financial situation of middle-income families. Below is a small sampling of recent media coverage:
- Oct. 13, 2024 | Fox Business Online | Middle-income households with negative views of their personal finances surges to new high
- July 15, 2024 | CBS News Online | Inflation is cooling, yet many Americans say they're living paycheck to paycheck
- July 5, 2024 | Fox Business Online | Two-thirds of middle-income Americans say they are falling behind due to cost of living: Primerica
- July 5, 2024 | Yahoo! Finance TV | Middle-income families feel 'high level of stress' about savings
- April 18, 2024 | Yahoo! Finance | How to teach kids about financial literacy – in a way they'll call 'fun'
- Feb. 22, 2024 | MarketWatch | For a growing share of Americans, credit-card debt now exceeds savings. Here's how to build an emergency fund while paying off debt.
- Feb. 16, 2024 | Fox Business | Americans appear more pessimistic about their financial circumstances: Glenn Williams
- Dec. 21, 2023 | Bloomberg Businessweek | Challenges for Middle America
- July 17, 2023 | CNBC | Credit card debt is growing with the increased cost of living, says Primerica's Glenn Williams
- Feb. 4, 2023 | Fortune Online | Inflation is wreaking havoc on the American middle class and 8 out of 10 say they are spending their savings just to get by