Tag: retirement security

A sad piggy bank tipped over on its side with coins coming out

Keeping up with the campaign that the retirement system is fine and people will have plenty of money in retirement is a full-time job.  So far, critics have pointed to three main statistics to bolster their case. The vast majority of today’s workers – about 80 percent – are covered by an employer-sponsored pension plan…

Stressed older woman looking at notepad at a kitchen counter

The Federal Reserve Board just released the results of a September 2013 survey, based on a nationally representative online panel, which was designed to monitor how well consumers have recovered from the financial crisis and to identify risks to their financial condition.  While retirement was not the focus of the survey, it contained a number…