https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Why-it-pays-to-be-ABOVE-average/m-p/242075#M107609 <P>I found this article online this morning.</P> <P><A href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/05/08/what-the-looming-retirement-bubble-means-for-you/" target="_blank"> http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/05/08/what-the-looming-retirement-bubble-means-for-you/</A></P> <P> </P> <P><STRONG> Here are three "scary" statistics from the article:</STRONG></P> <UL style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"> <LI style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc;"> Americans 10 years away from retirement have saved just <STRONG>$78,000</STRONG> on average, even though the Employment Benefit Research Institute says the average worker will need to have saved <STRONG>$900,000</STRONG> to maintain his or her lifestyle after retirement at 65.</LI> </UL> <DIV><SPAN style="font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: small;"> <SPAN style="line-height: 21.81818199157715px;"><BR /></SPAN></SPAN></DIV> <UL style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"> <LI style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc;">The <STRONG>average</STRONG> American has saved just <STRONG>7%</STRONG> of what he or she hoped to retire on.</LI> </UL> <DIV><SPAN style="font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: small;"> <SPAN style="line-height: 21.81818199157715px;"><BR /></SPAN></SPAN></DIV> <UL style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"> <LI style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc;"> <STRONG>25%</STRONG> of middle-class Americans now say they plan to work until age <STRONG>80</STRONG>.</LI> </UL> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:51:40 GMT lolakimono 2012-08-15T13:51:40Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Why-it-pays-to-be-ABOVE-average/m-p/242075#M107609 <P>I found this article online this morning.</P> <P><A href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/05/08/what-the-looming-retirement-bubble-means-for-you/" target="_blank"> http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/05/08/what-the-looming-retirement-bubble-means-for-you/</A></P> <P> </P> <P><STRONG> Here are three "scary" statistics from the article:</STRONG></P> <UL style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"> <LI style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc;"> Americans 10 years away from retirement have saved just <STRONG>$78,000</STRONG> on average, even though the Employment Benefit Research Institute says the average worker will need to have saved <STRONG>$900,000</STRONG> to maintain his or her lifestyle after retirement at 65.</LI> </UL> <DIV><SPAN style="font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: small;"> <SPAN style="line-height: 21.81818199157715px;"><BR /></SPAN></SPAN></DIV> <UL style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"> <LI style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc;">The <STRONG>average</STRONG> American has saved just <STRONG>7%</STRONG> of what he or she hoped to retire on.</LI> </UL> <DIV><SPAN style="font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: small;"> <SPAN style="line-height: 21.81818199157715px;"><BR /></SPAN></SPAN></DIV> <UL style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px 0px 0px 25px; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"> <LI style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: disc;"> <STRONG>25%</STRONG> of middle-class Americans now say they plan to work until age <STRONG>80</STRONG>.</LI> </UL> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:51:40 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Why-it-pays-to-be-ABOVE-average/m-p/242075#M107609 lolakimono 2012-08-15T13:51:40Z