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U.S. investors who are not retired grew much more positive than retired investors about the economic and investment climate in March. Retired investors are more worried about the harm low interest rates are doing.

What is a life calling, and how can you find yours -- including whether it involves coaching others? Join Gallup's Dean Jones for insights on this important topic.

The Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor and Retirement Optimism Index climbed to +79 in the third quarter, its highest point in more than nine years. A more positive outlook for the stock market provided the main impetus for the gains.

Eight in 10 American investors have an emergency fund they can use in case they are suddenly without income, according to a Wells Fargo-Gallup Investor survey. But about half of those with a fund say it will last six months or less.

Older Americans feel better about their current financial situations than do those who are younger. However, the young are the most optimistic about the direction in which their finances are headed.

The majority of Russians (68%) say that the difference between rich and poor people in Russia has increased in the past five years.

Even with the stock market soaring, U.S. investors are wary about stocks as a way to build wealth. The majority calls the market a fair or poor way for average Americans to grow their assets, while 37% calls it excellent or good.

Three in four U.S. investors say a politically divided federal government is hurting the U.S. investment climate "a lot." Four in 10 say they are financially better off than prior to the last presidential election.

U.S. workers are 2x as likely to be in good jobs as bad jobs.

Few companies can match Nationwide's success with employee engagement. What's its secret? A focus on people.