The True Scope of Financial Insecurity in Retirement
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Much has been written about the retirement crisis facing Americans—how people are living longer but saving less. NCOA worked with the LeadingAge LTSS Center @ UMass Boston and Nationwide to examine both the challenge and potential solutions.
The 80%: The True Scope of Financial Insecurity in Retirement
New analysis by researchers at NCOA and the LeadingAge LTSS Center @ UMass Boston sheds a surprising new light on the full extent of this societal challenge.
To better understand the financial landscape of older Americans, NCOA and UMass researchers analyzed the latest data from the Health and Retirement Study, a longitudinal panel study that surveys a representative sample of approximately 20,000 people in America, supported by the National Institute on Aging and Social Security Administration.
The analysis discovered that 80% of households with older adults—or 32 million—are financially struggling today or are at risk of falling into economic insecurity as they age. Moreover, this trend is worsening over time, as 90% of older households experienced decreases in income and net value of wealth between 2014 and 2016.
The 80%: Four Ways to Help Retirees Make Their Money Last
Today’s 65-year-old can expect to live another 20 years, according to the Social Security Administration. This unprecedented gift of longevity brings with it exciting opportunities—and a price tag. Unlike their parents and grandparents, today’s pre-retirees and retirees face a vastly different retirement security landscape. The traditional three pillars of retirement income are changing.
Combined together, longer lives and lower savings are fueling a retirement security crisis for millions of Americans. It is exacerbated by inflation, rising health care costs, and the fact that someone turning age 65 today has almost a 70% chance of needing some type of long-term care services and supports in their lifetime. Long-term care is expensive and not covered by Medicare.
This white paper by NCOA and Nationwide offers four ways to help retirees make their money last in retirement.
The 80%: Infographic Summary
This infographic is a visual summary of the two issue briefs.
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