Tag: retirement savings
The baby boomers born in the early 1960s, at the tail end of the demographic wave, had about $280,000 in retirement wealth when they reached their early 50s. That’s significantly less – about $50,000 less – than the late-1950s boomers had at the same age. Some of this shortfall might’ve been anticipated for the youngest…
Automatically enrolling all new workers in an employer savings plan is a terrific way to push reluctant savers to prepare for a future in old age. They still have the option of withdrawing but usually stick with the plan once an employer signs them up. The preliminary results of a new study on Army personn…