Tag: NRRI

Wedding rings on a gavel stand

The brief’s key findings are: While the divorce rate is no longer rising, about 40 percent of marriages still end in divorce. The financial costs can be high: a divorcing couple pays legal fees, may need to sell illiquid assets, and has to cover the costs of two – rather than one – residence. Not surprisingly, t…

Half full glass of water on a table

Workers should plan to work longer and save more. The release of the Federal Reserve’s 2016 Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) is a great opportunity to reassess Americans’ retirement preparedness as mea­sured by the National Retirement Risk Index (NRRI).  The NRRI shows the share of working-age house­holds who are “at risk” of being unable to…