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N E W Y E A R , N E W Y O U : N E W Y E A R , N E W Y O U : As we wait for the ball to drop and Americans ponder what they want out of 2017, we asked them... As the countdown to 2017 nears, Americans are divided on which resolutions are the hardest to keep, according to the latest Fidelity Investments® New Year Financial Resolutions Study. VS VS 36 % 36 % No matter your resolution—fiscal or physical—make it stick: fidelity.com/resolutions About the Study Fidelity's New Year Financial Resolutions study presents findings of a telephone survey conducted among two national probability samples, consisting of 2,015 adults, 18 years of age and older. Interviewing for this CARAVAN® Survey was completed on October 13-16 and 20-23, 2016 by ORC International, which is not affiliated with Fidelity Investments. The results of this survey may not be representative of all adults meeting the same criteria as those surveyed for this study. Investing involves risk including the risk of loss. Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, Member NYSE, SIPC, 900 Salem Street, Smithfield, RI 02917 782016.1.0 © 2016 FMR LLC. All rights reserved to stick with financial resolutions compared to other popular resolutions, such as exercising more, stopping smoking, or finding a new job Say it’s easier are considering a financial resolution for next year Say it’s harder 2017 40 % 40 % 39 % 39 % OR OR OR OR OR OR WOULD YOU WOULD YOU What Would You Rather Resolve to Do? What Would You Rather Resolve to Do? RATHER? RATHER? 69 % 69 % 69 % 69 % 51 % 51 % 30 % 30 % 29 % 29 % 48 % 48 % Stick with a budget Stick with a diet Have an annual physical with their doctor Have a financial check-up with their significant other Catch up on savings Catch up on sleep

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NEW YEAR, NEW YOU: NEW YEAR, NEW YOU:

As we wait for the ball to drop and Americans ponder what they want out of 2017, we asked them...

As the countdown to 2017 nears, Americans are divided on which resolutions are the hardest to keep, according to the latest Fidelity Investments® New Year Financial Resolutions Study.

VSVS

36%36%

No matter your resolution—fiscal or physical—make it stick: fidelity.com/resolutions

About the StudyFidelity's New Year Financial Resolutions study presents findings of a telephone survey conducted among two national probability samples, consisting of 2,015 adults, 18 years of age and older. Interviewing for this CARAVAN® Survey was completed on October 13-16 and 20-23, 2016 by ORC International, which is not a�liated with Fidelity Investments. The results of this survey may not be representative of all adults meeting the same criteria as those surveyed for this study.

Investing involves risk including the risk of loss.

Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, Member NYSE, SIPC, 900 Salem Street, Smithfield, RI 02917

782016.1.0

© 2016 FMR LLC. All rights reserved

to stick with financial resolutions compared to other popular resolutions, such as exercising more, stopping smoking, or finding a new jobSay it’s easier

are considering a financial resolution for next year

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What Would You Rather Resolve to Do?

What Would You Rather Resolve to Do?

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Stick with a budget Stick with a diet

Have an annual physical with their doctor

Have a financial check-up with their significant other

Catch up on savings Catch up on sleep