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Stella Fosse's avatar

FORO is a huge issue. I'm amazed that the average American's savings at retirement are that high. Wonder about mean and median. Maybe if we set aside the top 5% we'd see a whole different picture.

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Don Akchin's avatar

You're right. The median is somewhere south of $150,000.

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Stella Fosse's avatar

The white-haired ladies stocking shelves at Walmart are not the people writing glowing articles about the joys of working into our seventies. But here we are.

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Amy L Bernstein's avatar

Pretty good job...for a math-impaired journalist!

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Don Akchin's avatar

High praise indeed.

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Amy's avatar

Thanks, Don, for doing the $@&*% math. I still have nightmares about “one train leaves the station at blah blah blah. What time do they cross?” 🤦🏻

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Don Akchin's avatar

I can still add and subtrack, but compound interest? fuggedaboutit!

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Arnie Bernstein's avatar

Vital info. Thanks!

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