Chicago Fed Letter

A newsletter featuring an essay on economic policy issues of regional or national interest.

June 2008

Insurance and wealth building among lower-income households
Robin Newberger Michelle Coussens

In the summer of 2007, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago convened four focus groups to explore the connections between insurance, the process of wealth building and preservation, and financial access for low- and moderate-income consumers. This article examines the findings from those focus groups. (PDF,59KB)

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