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Thursday, November 4, 2010

Economics: Americans Aren't Saving Enough for Retirement, Study Finds

The typical middle-age American is saving far too little for retirement, and the Employee Benefit Research Institute has estimated the shortfall: an average of $47,732 per individual over the course of that person's retirement.

The number was intended to show how much additional income future retirees — in this case, people currently 36 to 62 — would need to sufficiently cover basic expenses and uninsured health care costs upon reaching retirement age.

Beware ladies ...

From Americans Aren't Saving Enough for Retirement, Study Finds by Catherine Rampell, October 21, 2010 at Exonomix Blog, New York Times.

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