http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-07-28/35-facts-scare-baby...
This article, which links to sources that may or may not be genuine or accurate*, makes quite a few interesting statements.
I don't know how true it is, but I don't doubt the vast majority of the statements. Some of them that give one pause for thought:
2. According to one recent poll, 25 percent of all Americans in the 46 to 64-year-old age bracket have no retirement savings at all.
8. Today, one out of every six elderly Americans lives below the federal poverty line.
13. A poll conducted by CESI Debt Solutions found that 56 percent of American retirees still had outstanding debts when they retired.
34. According to a recent survey conducted by Americans for Secure Retirement, 88 percent of all Americans are worried about "maintaining a comfortable standard of living in retirement".
That last one is at least a little bit encouraging. At least most people are aware that something is wrong. Maybe a few of them might actually do something about it.
* I didn't check the linked sources and I'm not vouching for the accuracy of any of the items listed in the linked article itself.
This article, which links to sources that may or may not be genuine or accurate*, makes quite a few interesting statements.
I don't know how true it is, but I don't doubt the vast majority of the statements. Some of them that give one pause for thought:
2. According to one recent poll, 25 percent of all Americans in the 46 to 64-year-old age bracket have no retirement savings at all.
8. Today, one out of every six elderly Americans lives below the federal poverty line.
13. A poll conducted by CESI Debt Solutions found that 56 percent of American retirees still had outstanding debts when they retired.
34. According to a recent survey conducted by Americans for Secure Retirement, 88 percent of all Americans are worried about "maintaining a comfortable standard of living in retirement".
That last one is at least a little bit encouraging. At least most people are aware that something is wrong. Maybe a few of them might actually do something about it.
* I didn't check the linked sources and I'm not vouching for the accuracy of any of the items listed in the linked article itself.
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