Study: Nearly 4 in 10 Americans in ‘financial survival mode’ in 2021

By: CBS 58 Newsroom

Posted: Jan 14, 2021 7:40 AM CDT

(CBS 58) – The COVID-19 pandemic has put a strain on people across the world.

A new study by Fidelity Investments found more than two thirds of Americans experienced financial setbacks in 2020 and four in 10 say they will be in ‘survival mode’ in 2021.

CBS 58 spoke with Fidelity Investments’ senior vice president of Life Events Planning Stacey Watson to learn more about the study’s findings.