What retirement crisis? It’s all good

What retirement crisis? It’s all goodAlmost 70% of women said spending time with their grandchildren was a top retirement goal. Worried about your lack of retirement savings? Take solace from this: A majority of those who are already in retirement say it’s not as financially stressful as you may think, according to a new survey.

Fully 79% of retirees at all income levels said it’s easier than they thought to manage their savings in retirement and to “adapt their lifestyle based on their finances, if necessary,” according to a new survey of 12,000 preretirees and retirees aged 55 to 80, at all income levels (all are participants in a defined-contribution plan), conducted by Greenwald & Associates Inc. for Fidelity Investments, in collaboration with the Stanford Center on Longevity.

That’s not all. A whopping 85% of the retirees surveyed said retirement has been the most rewarding time of their lives — and that sentiment held up […]

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