12 Merry Retirement Facts for 2024

By John Manganaro

Slideshow December 10, 2024 at 12:41 PM

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hearing scary facts and statistics</a> about just how challenging it can be to achieve a stable and secure life after work.</p>" data-v-003dab09>One recent survey</a> from John Hancock Retirement shows about 4 in 10 retirement savers describe their financial situation as only "fair" or "poor," the highest ratio seen in four years of surveys. Other surveys show that even those who have accumulated substantial nest eggs worry about the potential effects of <a href=https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2024/12/10/12-merry-retirement-facts-for-2024/"https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2024/08/05/what-to-tell-retirement-clients-about-market-distress-advisors-advice/">market risks</a> and <a href=https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2024/12/10/12-merry-retirement-facts-for-2024/"https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2024/08/09/heres-how-much-retiring-clients-can-expect-to-pay-for-health-care-fidelity/">rising health care costs</a>.</p>" data-v-003dab09>the solvency of Social Security</a> are also widespread — made worse by seemingly constantly <a href=https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2024/12/10/12-merry-retirement-facts-for-2024/"https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2024/12/04/dissecting-a-gop-senators-misleading-social-security-attack/">political disagreement and fearmongering</a>.</p>" data-v-003dab09>

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