Nearly half of Americans aren't contributing to a retirement plan, new research reveals.
LIMRA, Windsor, Conn., published this finding in a survey based on a nationally-representative survey of 2,697 Americans who are the primary financial decision-makers or share responsibility for making financial decisions. The survey was fielded in April.
The survey found that 49% of American's aren't contributing to a retirement plan. And Americans ages 18-34 are more likely (56%) to be among those not saving.
"The findings from this survey were disturbing, given that people will increasingly need to rely on their personal savings to make ends meet in retirement," said Matthew Drinkwater, associate managing director, LIMRA Retirement Research. "It was especially troubling to see that a larger portion of younger Americans—who are less likely to have a defined benefit plan—are not saving for retirement in IRAs or defined contribution plans. In order to have the adequate savings necessary to meet their financial needs in retirement, which could last 20 or more years, it is critical that these individuals begin saving systematically early in their working years."