National Retirement Risk Index shows modest improvement in 2016

Munnell, Alicia Haydock, Wenliang Hou, and Geoffrey T. Sanzenbacher. “National Retirement Risk Index shows modest improvement in 2016”. Issue in Brief 18-1, Chestnut Hill, Mass.: Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, January 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:107906.
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Abstract

The brief's key findings are: (1) Between 2013 and 2016, the National Retirement Risk Index improved modestly, dropping from 52 percent to 50 percent of working-age households. (2) The improvement was driven mainly by rising home prices, with stock market gains also contributing. (3) At the same time, Social Security's rising "Full Retirement Age" and declining interest rates served as a headwind against greater progress. (4) The bottom line is that retirement security remains a major challenge that requires today's workers to save more and/or work longer.

Title
National Retirement Risk Index shows modest improvement in 2016
Author
Munnell, Alicia Haydock
Hou, Wenliang
Sanzenbacher, Geoffrey T.
School
Carroll School of Management
Discipline
Finance
Center
Center for Retirement Research
Genre
report
Date Issued
January 2018
Publisher
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
Series Title
Issue in Brief
Series Number
18-1
Persistent Link
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:107906
Use Restrictions
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Subject
Financing Retirement

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