Tag: retirement satisfaction

Senior couple strolling happily along the beach in the sunshine

Older people have a great ability to adapt and cope. Much of the work we do suggests that people are not saving enough for retirement.  More specifically, since 2006 we have published our National Retirement Risk Index (NRRI), which uses the Federal Reserve’s triennial Survey of Consumer Finances to compare households’ projected replacement rates – retirement…

Man standing in front of a house hold cards blowing over

The data don’t really speak for themselves. 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!!&nbs…