Tag: 401k
The brief’s key findings are: The wealth-to-income ratio for current workers is a good way to gauge their retirement preparedness. During 1983-2007, these ratios were remarkably stable, which should never have been a source for comfort as the need for wealth increased due to: rising life expectancy; the shift to 401(k) plans; increasing health care costs; and…
The release of the Federal Reserve’s 2010 Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) is a great opportunity to reassess how families are doing with their 401(k) plans. The SCF is a triennial survey of a nationally representative sample of U.S. households, which collects detailed information on households’ assets, liabilities, and demographic characteristics. The 2001, 2004, and…
