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Easy retirement in America?
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In this Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, photo, Nancy Harvey, center, owner of Lil' Nancy's Primary Schoolhouse, is surrounded by staff and children she cares for at her home and child care center, in Oakland, Calif. Most U.S. households are heading for a worse lifestyle in retirement than they had while they were working, because they simply arent saving enough, experts say. Harvey, who has less than $2,000 saved despite her decades of work, plans to continue with real-estate classes in hopes that it can provide a second job. - photo by Associated Press
NEW YORK — The American dream of a blissful retirement, free of financial worries, is dying.Most U.S. households are heading for a worse lifestyle in retirement than they had while they were working, because they simply aren't saving enough, experts say. Thirty-five percent of households in their prime earning years or later have nothing saved in a retirement account and no access to a traditional pension, according to an AP analysis of savings data from the Federal Reserve.Among households that do have some savings, the typical amount is $73,200. That's about 15 months of the median household's income.One group doesn't have to worry as much: the richest 10 percent of households.
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