Just read this today: 8% of Americans have saved $1M or more for retirement. THIRTY SEVEN PERCENT (37%!!) haven't saved a dime. The 37% is up from 30% only 3 years ago.
I'm sure this will quickly devolve into a political discussion, but that's not my intention. Over 1/3 of Americans have no retirement savings. IIRC, close to 2/3 are living paycheck to paycheck. And HH credit card debt is at an all-time high, >$1 trillion. And Social Security system is on a downward spiral (although I believe there are pretty easy and fairly painless fixes to SS). We have a looming retirement crisis and not many voices are being heard about fixing it (among many, many other problems in the US).
I'm sure this will quickly devolve into a political discussion, but that's not my intention. Over 1/3 of Americans have no retirement savings. IIRC, close to 2/3 are living paycheck to paycheck. And HH credit card debt is at an all-time high, >$1 trillion. And Social Security system is on a downward spiral (although I believe there are pretty easy and fairly painless fixes to SS). We have a looming retirement crisis and not many voices are being heard about fixing it (among many, many other problems in the US).