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Retirement is becoming an increasingly elusive goal for today’s employees, yet just how dire the future looks varies for men and women.
According to research by real estate platform Clever, 43% of retirees don’t have enough savings for a comfortable retirement, and 27% have already blown through their savings already. For women, that figure jumps to nearly half, while 38% of men are finding their retirement accounts already depleted.
Alyssa Place is the editor-in-chief of Employee Benefit News and has been with the team since 2019. Her work covers mental health, DEI, women at work, financial wellness, retirement and workplace … Read full bio
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