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Economy, Personal Finance

“About 45% of Americans will run out of money in retirement…”

“…The model, run by Morningstar’s Center for Retirement and Policy Studies, showed that the risk is higher for single women, who had a 55% chance of running out of money versus 40% for single men and 41% for couples. The… Continue Reading…

Economy, Personal Finance

“44% of workers are ‘cautiously optimistic’ about meeting retirement goals, CNBC poll finds. Here are key planning steps at every age”

“Almost half, 44%, of workers in a new CNBC poll are “cautiously optimistic” about their ability to meet their retirement goals, and 27% say they are “realistic” about that happening.  About half, 52%, of millennials and 47% of Gen Xers… Continue Reading…

Economy, Personal Finance

“40% of workers are behind on retirement planning. Not saving earlier was the biggest mistake”

“…In fact, 4 in 10 American workers — 40% — are behind on retirement planning and savings, largely due to debt, insufficient income or getting a late start, according to a new CNBC survey, which polled more than 6,600 U.S. adults in early August. Older… Continue Reading…

Economy, Personal Finance

“Only 37% of American workers feel good about their retirement savings…”

“…That’s according to CNBC’s August 2024 Your Money retirement survey conducted with SurveyMonkey, which found that only 37% of non-retired Americans are either “on schedule” or “ahead of schedule” with their retirement investments. Considering that more than half of Americans say they’re… Continue Reading…

Economy, Personal Finance

“79% of Americans who make this one move won’t run out of money in retirement, researchers say”

“…Morningstar’s model — which assumes a hardly guaranteed status quo for Social Security benefits in the future — predicts that 45% of U.S. households will run short of money in retirement. For a large chunk of Americans, that could mean returning to… Continue Reading…

Economy, Stocks

“‘Millions Of Households Will Have Their Retirement & Savings Destroyed’ — Grant Cardone Foresees Devastating Stock Market Plunge Of 50%”

“Real estate investor, Grant Cardone, issued a warning on May 5th regarding the stock market, posting on X: “WARNING: Stock Market is due for 50% correction taking S&P below 2674. Tens of millions of households will have their retirement & savings… Continue Reading…

Economy, Personal Finance

“BlackRock’s Larry Fink sees Social Security crisis, says 65 retirement age ‘a bit crazy’”

“…Worsening the outlook is a Social Security system that has said it will not be able to pay full benefits by 2034… Fink said it is worth taking a look at when Americans are expected to start accessing Social Security… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Republicans Call for Retirement Age Hike in Clash With Biden”

“…The largest caucus of House Republicans called for an increase in the Social Security retirement age Wednesday, setting up a clash with President Joe Biden over spending on popular entitlement programs. The Republican Study Committee, which comprises about 80% of… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Americans making student loan payments have up to 36% less saved for retirement”

“…In fact, employees with student loan payments who earn $55,000 a year or more and have been at their company for five years or less have average 401(k) balances 36% lower than those without payments, the EBRI found…” https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/19/americans-making-student-loan-payments-have-up-to-36-percent-less-in-401ks.html College… Continue Reading…