Economic Program | Idea Brief

Preparing for a Successful Retirement

by Cristy Gallagher, Jim Kessler, Tess Stovall and Mark Sagat

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In the past, retirement was managed for people by their employers; now people are mostly on their own to figure out their own plan. That means that the decisions people make by age 35 about whether, how much, and where to invest their retirement accounts and the decisions they make at age 50 about their long-term care needs will have a substantial impact on the life they live when they are 80.

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