How confident Americans feel about their financial decisions, according to new poll

A new opinion poll from the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE), conducted by AmeriSpeak, has released results of U.S. adults on their confidence level when making financial decisions over the past year. The poll shows that 83% of U.S. adults surveyed made at least one personal finance-related decision* over the past year.

Follow-up questions inquired which of those financial decisions individuals felt most confident making, and which decisions they felt least confident making.

“Feeling confident in making optimal financial decisions can be difficult to attain and it can take time. Personal experience and education can help improve confidence, however, there are also variables out of a person’s control that can dramatically deter a person’s confidence,” says Billy Hensley, Ph.D., president and CEO of NEFE in a press release. “Undoubtedly, gaining as much information and knowledge as possible can directly correlate to improving an individual’s confidence level.”