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Retirement: Let’s see how you stack up...

A recent study by Charles Schwab found that on average Americans believe they need $1,700,000 to retire. And according to another study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, two-thirds of U.S. workers said they are very or somewhat confident they’ll be able to live comfortably throughout retirement.

Encouraging stuff, right? Except other studies pull back the curtain to reveal the shocking gap between our collective fantasy world versus harsh reality.

Let’s start with this—the 2019 Retirement Confidence Survey finds a jaw-dropping 47% of Americans age 35-44 have less than $25,000 saved for retirement. “Well,” you’re thinking, “those younger folks have a lot of time to catch up.”

Yes and no. Check out this chart from the same survey:


Amount Saved for Retirement

Ages 55 and Older

Less than $1,000

10%

$1,000 to $9,999

6%

$10,000 to $24,999

7%

$25,000 to $49,999

6%

$50,000 to $99,999

6%

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