Tag: Retirement risks

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The National Retirement Risk Index (NRRI) measures the share of working-age households that is “at-risk” of being unable to maintain their pre-retirement standard of living in retirement.  The exercise involves comparing households’ projected replacement rates – retirement income as a percentage of pre-retirement income – with target rates that would allow them to maintain their…

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The brief’s key findings are: Retirees face many financial risks, such as outliving their money, investment losses, and unexpected health expenses. How important are these risks and how well do retirees perceive them? The analysis finds a big disconnect between how actual and perceived risks are ranked: Actual: 1) longevity; 2) health; and 3) market…