Information presented at the symposium revealed areas of study that may shed new light on consumer financial behavior. For example, some research suggests that people who tend to be impatient make less sound financial decisions.

MADISON, Wis. –How can families become more economically secure in difficult times? What policies, programs and financial products set the stage for sound household financial decisions and which fall short? What have we learned about how people make financial decisions?

Experts in economics, finance, psychology, law, public policy and human development took aim at those questions recently at the Family Financial Security: Implications for Policy and Practice symposium held at the Fluno Center on the UW-Madison campus.

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