Tag: retirement security

The brief’s key findings are: While the divorce rate is no longer rising, about 40 percent of marriages still end in divorce. The financial costs can be high: a divorcing couple pays legal fees, may need to sell illiquid assets, and has to cover the costs of two – rather than one – residence. Not surprisingly, t…

The brief’s key findings are: Between 2013 and 2016, the National Retirement Risk Index improved modestly, dropping from 52 percent to 50 percent of working-age households. The improvement was driven mainly by rising home prices, with stock market gains also contributing. At the same time, Social Security’s rising “Full Retirement Age” and declining interest rates…