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I came across this estimation of the $361,000 net present value of the assets held by an "average" retiree:
file:[URL]http://www.urban.org/images/411618_typical_wealth.jpg[/URL]
"This wealth snapshot highlights the extraordinary importance of Social Security, traditional pensions, and owner-occupied housing for typical near-retiree households today. Together, these assets comprise nearly four-fifths of wealth for middle quintile households on the verge of retirement."
The graph shows individual assets, not household assets. The full report, unfortunately only a page long, is at: [URL]http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411618_typical_wealth.pdf[/URL]
Observation / extrapolation: roughly 60% of current retirees will need to get by on a monthly income derived almost exclusively from SS and a relatively small pension.
Question: other than for comparative purposes, is there value in using the author's NPV calculation on a pension and SS to assess one's own financial readiness to retire?
BTW, there's a bunch more interesting policy articles at Urban Institute's Retirement Project at: [url=http://www.urban.org/retirees/index.cfm]The Urban Institute | Retirees / Seniors[/url]
file:[URL]http://www.urban.org/images/411618_typical_wealth.jpg[/URL]
"This wealth snapshot highlights the extraordinary importance of Social Security, traditional pensions, and owner-occupied housing for typical near-retiree households today. Together, these assets comprise nearly four-fifths of wealth for middle quintile households on the verge of retirement."
The graph shows individual assets, not household assets. The full report, unfortunately only a page long, is at: [URL]http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411618_typical_wealth.pdf[/URL]
Observation / extrapolation: roughly 60% of current retirees will need to get by on a monthly income derived almost exclusively from SS and a relatively small pension.
Question: other than for comparative purposes, is there value in using the author's NPV calculation on a pension and SS to assess one's own financial readiness to retire?
BTW, there's a bunch more interesting policy articles at Urban Institute's Retirement Project at: [url=http://www.urban.org/retirees/index.cfm]The Urban Institute | Retirees / Seniors[/url]
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