Tag: vanguard

Retirement with 401k plan route on a USA highway road sign with a stormy sky

Meaningful balances require continuous coverage and for that we need a national mandate. It’s always interesting to look at Vanguard’s most recent edition of “How America Saves.”  And it’s particularly interesting to get the numbers for 2023 – a good year for both the economy and the stock market.  Indeed, participation rate, contribution rates, and…

Miniature people_Elderly people sitting on different sized coins stacks

Social Security alone is simply not enough, new Vanguard study confirms. People often assume that the retirement needs of low-wage workers are covered by Social Security’s progressive benefit formula.  That assessment has never been correct. Social Security was never intended to be the sole source of income for any group of retirees.  Social Security replacement…