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Don’t forget the “catch up contributions” if age 50 or older
As Maurie Backman reports in this piece, most retirees will reply on a combination of Social Security benefits and retirement savings to cover bills once they stop working. Social Security will replace only 40% of pre-retirement income for the average earner. But most seniors need roughly double that amount to live comfortably, thus the need for a healthy level of savings in an IRA or 401(k).
TD Ameritrade reports in a new survey that an estimated 37% of workers in their 50s, 28% of workers in their 60s, and 20% of workers in their 70s have less than $50,000 socked away for the future. Backman focuses here on the fact that 69% of workers aged 50 to 79 aren’t taking advantage of catch up contributions available to those aged 50 and over. Read her full article here.
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