06/20/2023
Many Americans are fooling themselves when it comes to their retirement readiness - especially the wealthier ones.
About one-third (34%) of American households say they're at risk of not being able to replace their working income in retirement. But an index measuring the percentage of working-age households at risk forecasts a far larger number - nearly half (47%) are in danger, according to a new brief published by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
Overall, 41% of households with high-median incomes
- which varied based on age and marital status - were at risk of a falling standard of living in retirement, while only 17% reported they were concerned, according to the report. That's a 24-percentage-point discrepancy.
But the brief found 45% of middle-income households are in danger versus the 33% who say they are, a 12-point difference. For low-income households, 56% are at risk compared with 50% who say they are - a 6-percentage-point difference.
Need I say more?