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Mission

The primary aim of the IBHF is to become a leading center in the areas of household and behavioral finance and a key player in the consumer finance policy debates. IBHF affiliates strive to study investment decision making behavior with the goal of shedding light on how to better model observed financial behavior and to inform consumer finance related policies and regulation.

The IBHF cooperates with its network of academics, finance industry professionals, government agencies, and other financial research centers to facilitate the development of research and information. The IBHF works to achieve its mission by focusing on six major program areas: biennial household and behavioral finance symposium, visiting fellows program, post-doctoral research associates program, research scholars program, financial education and outreach, and a white paper series.


Financial Education

Household Finance 101

Want household finance tips from financial experts? Through videos from finance professionals, Cornell alumni, and IBHF research affiliates, Household Finance 101 provides personal financial management perspectives and information. Click the link above to hear financial advice from experts. CLICK LINK ABOVE TO CHECK OUT OUR VIDEOS!



White Papers

White papers written by IBHF research affiliates and research scholars are designed to provide legislators, media, finance practitioners, and individuals with research-based information to better inform tax-related policies, pension-related policies, regulation of financial markets, and household behavior.



Financial Education Workshops

  • Personal Finance in the Age of Uncertainty - Alice Cook House, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY - November 5, 2020
  • Personal Finance Success Strategies - American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY - September 30, 2020
  • Personal Finance: What Every College Graduate Needs to Know - Latino Living Center, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY - September 26, 2019
  • Personal Finance: What Every College Graduate Needs to Know - Alice Cook House, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY - September 25, 2019
  • Personal Finance: What Every College Graduate Needs to Know - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY - April 10, 2019
  • Personal Finance: What Every College Graduate Needs to Know - Alice Cook House, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY - March 12, 2019
  • Financial Literacy Workshop, Men of Color Conference, Rome, NY - January 27, 2018
  • CA$H COUR$E: Personal Finance Success Strategies - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY - April 27, 2017
  • Money Basics 101: Budgeting & Saving, Cornell Personal Finance Day, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY - April 12, 2017
  • Financial Strategies for Financial Security - Family Economics & Resource Management Summit, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY - June 29, 2016
  • Personal Finance Success Strategies - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY - April 7, 2016
  • Post-Recession Financial Strategies for Families - CCE Community-County Connections Webinar - March 3, 2016 - Click here to view webinar video
  • Post-Recession Financial Strategies for Families - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY - July 14, 2015
  • Economic Empowerment: The Path to Personal Wealth - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY - March 25, 2015
  • CA$H COUR$E - Personal Finance Success Strategies - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY - October 22, 2014
  • Cornell CAU - Homo Economicus on Trial: Why Do People Make Flawed Financial Decisions? - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY - July 14-18, 2014
  • Economic Empowerment: Budgeting and Saving for Your Future - South Side Community Center, Ithaca, NY - June 21, 2014
  • Personal Finance: What Every College Graduate Needs to Know - Rose House, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY - May 7, 2014
  • The Path to Financial Security: Budgeting and Saving for Your Future - Ithaca Public Library, Ithaca, NY - April 30, 2014
  • Personal Finance: How to Develop Good Personal Financial Management Skills - Kappa League Youth Group, Elmira, NY - April 26, 2014
  • Lessons from the Recent Financial Crisis - What Can We Learn from This? - Cornell Club, Ithaca, NY - March 6, 2014