Attaining a satisfactory retirement experience is dependent on sufficiency of post retirement income. In an attempt to identify current attitudes in this regard the *Alliance for Retirement Income surveyed pre-retirees between the ages of 56 and 75 (with a minimum of $100k assets) regarding their anticipated timing of their retirement.
https://www.allianceforlifetimeincome.org/feature/americans-more-pessimistic-about-retirement-plans-due-to-pandemic/
Here are some highlights resulting from the survey:
- 20% decided to retire later than originally planned
- 52% are not fully confident they will be able to retire when they want to
- 47% of retirees say their retirement was partly based on factors out of their control
- 76% overall have some lifetime income from an annuity (35%) or a pension (65%), or both
- Only 33%, felt “very confident” having sufficient income to meet all expenses in retirement.
This survey was taken during the Covid-19 pandemic, which may have dampened some financial expectations, but it also only covered those with over $100k in assets. Perhaps those with fewer assets may be more pessimistic.
Although the non-profit education-oriented Alliance sponsoring this survey is proponent of, and therefore may have a bias toward protected retirement income programs, the validity of their conclusions is strong. In this age of extended life expectancies, the potential of “phased retirement” workplace options and delayed retirement may help in managing better financial outcomes during retirement.
*The Alliance for Lifetime Income is a non-profit 501(c)(6) educational organization based in Washington, D.C., that creates awareness and educates Americans about the value and importance of having protected lifetime income in retirement.
ACR#3288292 10/20
