National Retirement Risk Index: How Much Longer Do We Need to Work?
June 19, 2012
Issue Brief by Alicia H. Munnell, Anthony Webb, Luke Delorme, and Francesca N. Golub-Sass
The brief’s key findings are:
- Working longer is the key to financial security, but it does not mean working forever.
- Half of today’s households are ready to retire at age 65, but more than 85 percent would be prepared by age 70.
- Thus, five years of additional work would solve the problem for the bulk of the population.
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Munnell, Alicia H., Anthony Webb, Luke Delorme, and Francesca N. Golub-Sass. 2012. "National Retirement Risk Index: How Much Longer Do We Need to Work?" Issue in Brief 12-12. Chestnut Hill, MA: Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
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