Retirement insecurity worrying younger Americans
The Albany Herald Editorial Board
Talk about your trickle down economics …
Which would be your guess for the age group most concerned about financial security in their retirement years? People nearing retirement age (or what it used to be)? Those nearing the big 5-0? Folks in their mid-40s?
Well, if you were asking the question just three years ago and guessed boomers in their early 50s, you would have been dead on. As it stands today, though, the age range of Americans most concerned about retirement living has trickled down to those ages 35-44, according to the Pew Research Center.
In its report released Monday, the Pew Center said that nearly half
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