Retirement planning will be different for every person, but it’s interesting to look at the averages to get a general guide on where you stand. Today we’ll share some retirement statistics that will give you a good idea of how the average American prepares for retirement and where the shortcomings might be.
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What we discuss on this episode:
0:37 – Happy 2021
2:15 – 17% of American workers very confident they’ll have enough in retirement
3:31 – Lottery as a retirement plan
7:27 – The average woman will live to near 85 years old
11:14 – 16.5% of the country’s population is over 65
15:00 – 90% of people over 60 believe a written retirement plan is important, but 20% actually do it
