Tag: 2013 SCF

Upset elderly woman counting coins from piggy bank

The National Retirement Risk Index documents the retirement savings shortfall. Every three years, with the release of the Federal Reserve’s 2013 Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF), we update our National Retirement Risk Index (NRRI).  The NRRI shows the share of working-age households who are “at risk” of being unable to maintain their pre-retirement standard of…

2013 Survey of Consumer Finances shows drop in balances and in participation

2013 Survey of Consumer Finances shows drop in balances and in participation. Last week’s blog post reported that – according to the Federal Reserve’s 2013 Survey of Consumer Finances – 401(k)/IRA balances for the typical working household approaching retirement declined from $120,000 in 2010 to $111,000 in 2013.  This drop is startling given the positiv…