Tag: retirement savings plan
The brief’s key findings are: Americans need to save more on their own for retirement, but human nature suggests they will focus more on day-to-day financial needs. Analysis of a recent survey confirms that a household’s level of financial satisfaction is tied more to short-term – rather than long-term – concerns. Even households that ar…
Abstract The “retirement saving puzzle” is a phenomenon in which many U.S. households have significant wealth late in life, contrary to the predictions of a simple life-cycle model. In this project, we examine cross-country differences in the saving behavior of retirees in order to weigh in on the discussion of the puzzle. First, we find…
