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Periodically, CFD produces short videos on topics of importance. The 2021 series includes implications and developments to monitor in the future. To learn more, please contact us.
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2021
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In the past two years, many business and personal assumptions have been challenged and found wanting. At the same time, people's lives slowed to a crawl because of public-health measures, and new technologies and business practices were adopted and embraced more quickly than anyone imagined. Many systems, practices, and business models have been pushed to the breaking point. Many people are burned out; everyone's resilience and adaptability is being tested.
The following videos examine consumers' early response to economic disruptions caused by the pandemic.
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November:
MacroMonitor Insights and Implications for the Future of Life Insurance
MacroMonitor Insights and Implications for the Future of Transactions
MacroMonitor Insights and Implications for the Future of Mobility
2020
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August:
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The COVID‑19 pandemic has taken hold in the United States. All norms are disordered; market sectors are upset; financial markets are unsettled. Hardship is being felt by most small businesses and consumer households. Of necessity, focus is on the immediate. At the same time, it's important to anticipate what marketplace changes will emerge as a result of this extraordinary event. The following videos look at consumer reactions to past recessions—chronicled by the MacroMonitor—to provide insights about the likely consumer fallout as our country emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic to a period of economic disruption.
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June:
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May:
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April:
MacroMonitor Trend Insights: Life Insurance
MacroMonitor Trend Insights: Home Ownership
2019
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June:
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February:
2018–19 MacroMonitor First Peek — Millennials: The Largest US Cohort
2018–19 MacroMonitor First Peek — Peer-to-Peer, Year over Year
2018–19 MacroMonitor First Peek — The Retirement Crisis Hits
2018–19 MacroMonitor First Peek — Robo Advisors: Go Go, Slow Go, or No Go?
2018–19 MacroMonitor First Peek — Why Financial Advice Has Not Taken Off
2018–19 MacroMonitor First Peek — Debt: Not Just for the Young
2018–19 MacroMonitor First Peek — Insurance: Incidences Are Declining
2017
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February:
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January:
2016–17 MacroMonitor First Peek: Contactless Payments
2016–17 MacroMonitor First Peek: Is "Face-to-Face" Doomed?
2016–17 MacroMonitor First Peek: Maturing Millennials
2016–17 MacroMonitor First Peek: Peer-to-Peer Financial Services
2016–17 MacroMonitor First Peek: Retirement's Second Act
2015
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May:
From Recession to Recovery: Trends in Seven Key Areas — Insurance
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March:
From Recession to Recovery: Trends in Seven Key Areas — Social Media
From Recession to Recovery: Trends in Seven Key Areas — Trust
From Recession to Recovery: Trends in Seven Key Areas — Retirement
From Recession to Recovery: Trends in Seven Key Areas — Investments
From Recession to Recovery: Trends in Seven Key Areas — Access
From Recession to Recovery: Trends in Seven Key Areas — Credit