Tag: retirement crisis

Upset mid-age woman sitting on sofa indoors

Call it what you will, Society of Actuaries’ survey shows a large percentage of retirees are worried. At the end of a recent conference, the cosmic question arose – once again – as to whether the United States faces a  retirement crisis or not.  I’ve never been wedded to the word “crisis,” but the Center’s…

Man standing in front of a house hold cards blowing over

My friend, and occasional collaborator, Andrew Biggs recently argued that “fears of a retirement crisis are overblown – and these numbers prove it.”  That got my attention.  If real data showed that most people will be fine in retirement, that’s great news.  I’ll spend more time in Tuscany!!  But from everything I know, the financia…