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This information goes against the gloom & doom predictions of millions of elderly folks living on the streets once they can no longer work.
- 89% of those with college degrees are prepared
- 80% of married persons
- 55% of singles
- 29% of single females without a high school education
Of course the financial [-]salesmen[/-] press cannot allow a silver lining to stand untarnished:
The Marketwatch article says there is quite a bit of variation in retirement preparation in the age 66 to 69 age group based on a number of factors. For example:New research by two experts at the RAND Corp. and just published by the National Bureau of Economic Research shows that seven in 10 Americans aged 66 to 69 are adequately prepared for retirement.
- 89% of those with college degrees are prepared
- 80% of married persons
- 55% of singles
- 29% of single females without a high school education
Of course the financial [-]salesmen[/-] press cannot allow a silver lining to stand untarnished:
The bottom line perhaps is this: It’s quite possible you are well prepared for retirement. You might be among those lucky groups — married and highly educated — that stand a better chance of being prepared. But even if you are, consider the possibility that you aren’t as well off as you might think, especially if you live to 100.
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