The National Retirement Risk Index
The National Retirement Risk Index (NRRI) measures the percentage of working-age households that are at risk of being unable to maintain their pre-retirement standard of living in retirement. It addresses one of the most compelling challenges facing the nation today: ensuring retirement security for an aging population.
Key findings in the NRRI show that:
The retirement landscape is shifting dramatically, making the outlook for retiring Baby Boomers and Generation Xers far less sanguine than for current retirees.
52 percent of households are “at risk” of not having enough to maintain their living standards in retirement.
Explicitly including health care in the Index further drives up the share of households “at risk.”
Saving more and working longer may substantially improve the outlook.