Americans More Optimistic on Economy Than Finances

More Americans expect the U.S. economy to improve rather than decline in the next six months, according to a survey by a financial planning group.

Forty-four percent of respondents said the economy will get better compared with 28 percent who believe it will get worse, said the survey, which was released today by the Washington-based Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc., an organization that grants certification to financial advisers.