April 29, 2013

Financial Feature: Retirement Becoming the Unattainable Goal

on April 29, 2013

Trivia time: define the ‘American Dream.’ In a past life, the right answer would be something along the lines of the privilege of combining hard work and perseverance to create a life for yourself, a family, and assets for next generations, earning you the chance to spend your final years in complete leisure. Today, the American Dream is defined simply: a dream.

As much as we hate to face the music, the numbers do not lie. Some of us will be lucky to live as long as we need to work to earn sufficient retirement funds. In an article featured on the Wall Street Journal, data outlines a bleak future for today and the next generation’s workers.




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