Not exact matches
SHARON EPPERSON, NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT CORRESPONDENT: Few American
workers are very confident in their ability to
retire comfortably, and
most say preparing for retirement makes them feel stressed.
Recognizing that
most workers no longer receive a traditional pension, planners advise shooting for a nest egg equal to eight to 12 times your final salary before
retiring.
Most workers don't do anything with the money in their 401 (k) when they switch jobs or
retire.
Early retirement is a big shock to
most workers, since 73 % don't plan to
retire until age 65 or later.
But, overall,
most current and
retired workers — 77 per cent — said they wanted more knowledge and understanding of their retirement options.
In short, it seems that
most of the real gains from nationalization can be achieved by government regulations that safeguard the safety and health of
workers, insure that they are taken care of when they are unemployed and when they
retire, and allow them to organize to promote their own interests.
Perhaps
most important, as the study puts it, «in both prime - time drama and religious programs, blue - collar
workers, the unemployed, the
retired and housewives are practically invisible.
I thank
most immensely the women and their groups, market women and men, traders, artisans,
workers, active and
retired civil servants, students, transporters, commercial motorcyclists, employers of labour, organised private sector, the business community, non-governmental organisations, community based organisations, youth organisations, security agencies, the media, political parties, traditional rulers, community leaders and religious organisations and their leaders.
With 19 % of the construction workforce set to
retire in the next five to ten years, the report finds that employers need to overcome stereotypes and repurpose, where necessary, job descriptions to attract and,
most importantly, retain older
workers.
Older French
workers who want to
retire early have a good deal: The minimum age for a full pension for
most of them is just 62 as long as they've contributed to the system for at least 41.5 years.
While they can be great for accumulating savings,
most 401 (k) plans don't do much to help older
workers decide if they have enough money to
retire, or how to convert their hard - earned savings into a retirement paycheck.
Today,
most of that generation of shelter
workers has
retired, and has been replaced by people who do not have those preconceptions.
«We're glad AEP is going to
retire these aging dinosaurs, and urge the company to ensure an equitable transition for the
workers and communities
most directly impacted by these retirements.»
But in a recent Gallup survey nearly three - quarters (74 percent) of
workers indicated they expect to continue working either full or part time after retirement age.1 Today, there are many factors dictating when
most of us will be able to
retire, including Social Security, medical costs, how much we've saved, and the cost of living.