Take Action to save for Retirement.
Retirement is supposed to be a reward for decades of hard work, but if you haven't planned well, the milestone may be a dark cloud on your horizon. In fact, new data shows that nearly 50 percent of Americans are most afraid of outliving their income or the inability to maintain their current lifestyle, and nearly 20 percent are worried about having enough money to cover health care expenses.
The research, released by the Indexed Annuity Leadership Council (IALC), also found that despite these very real fears, Americans are failing to take action to address them. For example, a quarter of Baby Boomers, the age group closest to retirement, have less than $5,000 saved for retirement and nearly one in five Americans have no idea how much they've saved.
The findings indicate that Americans are afraid of the unknown when it comes to managing their money and retirement. While you can budget for leisure and travel,health care expenses and life expectancy are unpredictable.
"Americans are living longer than ever, so it's no surprise that the No. 1 retirement fear is that they'll run out of money in their final years," said Jim Poolman, executive director of the IALC. "Thankfully, there are strategies and products out there that can help you create sufficient retirement income to last throughout your lifetime, which can help with this crippling fear."
This story is from the Winter 2016-17 edition of Relocate!.
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