The Relationship between Financial Planner Use and Holding a Retirement Saving Goal: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis

Posted: 12 Nov 2019

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Kyoung Tae Kim

University of Alabama

Tae-Young Pak

University of Alabama

Su Shin

University of Utah

Sherman D. Hanna

Ohio State University (OSU)

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Date Written: September 19, 2018

Abstract

It has been well established in the literature that financial advice leads to informed decision‐making and improved financial outcomes. However, there is limited evidence regarding the link between financial planner use and attitudes toward retirement saving. As financial planners provide comprehensive advice for the long‐term benefits of clients, their clients may become more aware of retirement saving as an important goal. We used data from the 2010 and 2013 Survey of Consumer Finances to examine the association between financial planner use and setting a retirement saving goal. We found that households who consulted a financial planner were more likely to report retirement as the motive for saving, even after we employed a propensity score matching technique to account for systematic differences between those who used and did not use financial planners. Our findings suggest that financial planners do help individuals achieve their long‐term financial objectives by highlighting the importance of retirement planning. The use of other types of financial professionals was not positively associated with the likelihood of setting retirement as an important saving goal in our main model.

Full Text Available Here: https://doi.org/10.1002/cfp2.1008

Suggested Citation

Kim, Kyoung Tae and Pak, Tae-Young and Shin, Su Hyun and Hanna, Sherman D., The Relationship between Financial Planner Use and Holding a Retirement Saving Goal: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis (September 19, 2018). Financial Planning Review, Vol. 1, Issue 1-2, March-June 2018, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3485727

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