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March 11, 2010

43% OF WORKERS HAVE LESS THAN $10K IN RETIREMENT FUNDS

CNN - The percentage of workers who said they have less than $10,000 in savings grew to 43% in 2010, from 39% in 2009, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute's annual Retirement Confidence Survey. That excludes the value of primary homes and defined-benefit pension plans.

Confidence in ability to save enough for a comfortable retirement hovered at 16% of respondents, the second lowest point in the 20-year history of the survey.

The percentage of workers who said they have saved for retirement fell to 69%, from 75% in 2009.

According to the survey, 24% of workers said they have postponed their planned retirement age in the past year, up from 14% in 2008.

3/11/2010


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