Money & Mental Health

Did you know financial stress is costing your people up to 13 IQ points?
Few would argue that how we feel about money has an impact on how we feel about our lives and ourselves - but new research has revealed the effects of money stress are more extensive than we once thought.
In our new report, Mind Over Money, we explore the crucial link between IQ and financial stress. With advisory input from Money and Pensions Service and University of California, Berkeley, the research reveals the impact money worries have on cognition, decision-making and mental wellbeing, through the exploration of a concept known as the scarcity mindset.