Why Boomers Can't Quit

Even before the financial crisis, many baby boomers hadn't saved enough for retirement. Then stocks plummeted. In 1998, the average 50-year-old who had been working for at least 10 years had a 401(k) balance of $85,000, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute. Factor in the recent market drop, and more than a decade later, that worker's 401(k) has grown to just $93,000. In short, we keep getting older, but our 401(k) balances, they stay the same. Full Story »

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Fabrice Florin
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by Fabrice Florin - May. 21, 2009

Informative article about the likelihood that older workers will have to delay retirement due to the economic crisis. This short report presents good factual evidence from multiple, credible sources, and provides useful context on how this growing issue might play out in coming years.

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