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Ask Americans anything—about religion, marital problems, sex, race, politics, or even drug addiction. But don't ask them about money.
Americans don't want to talk about it. That's according to a Capital Group survey, which found that out of a dozen topics people don't generally chat about with their friends, respondents were more willing to talk about any others among them than the three that had to do with money: household earnings, retirement savings and debt.
In fact, just 35% of people—30% of men and 40% of women—have discussed finance-related topics with friends and peers in the last six months.
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