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  • The Biggest Retirement Myth Ever Told

    05/03/2013 7:05:30 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 40 replies
    Motley Fool ^ | 05/03/2013 | Jeffrey Snider
    One of the darkest risks facing America is that so few of us are prepared for retirement.It's shocking, really. According to ConvergEx Group, "Only 58% of us are even saving for retirement in the first place. Of that group, 60% have less than $25,000 put away ... a full 30% have less than $1,000." According to Nielsen Claritas, Americans age 55 to 64 have a median net worth of $180,000 -- less than they'll likely need for health care spending alone during retirement.I recently asked Joseph Dear, chief investment officer of CalPERS, one of the world's largest pension funds, whether...