Reset Retirement Podcast
Reset Retirement, a podcast from our Retirement Equity Lab, tells the real stories of retirement. This is not the same old retirement advice that is hard to follow in today's job market and makes us feel worse about our own saving. Rather, we hear from real people - millennials, mid-career professionals, and retirees - about how life has affected their retirement savings, how they cope, and what we can do to demand a system that works for real people. Listen below or wherever you find your podcasts.
Ep 1: Are You Alone in Your Retirement Fears?
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Have you ever worried about being poor in retirement? If you have, you’re not alone. Our first episode dives into one of the most widespread fears about retirement: running out of money and falling into poverty.
Ep 2: Can I Live on Social Security Alone?
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We' are often told that our retirement system is a three-legged stool made up of Social Security, savings from employer-sponsored retirement plans, and private savings.
Ep 3: Do We Get Shamed by the Retirement System?
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In the United States, 8.5 million older people will fall from being middle-class into poverty when they retire if we don’t do anything. With so many at risk, why do people feel alone?
Ep 4: How Long Can We Work?
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One of the warning signs of the oncoming retirement crisis is that people are often told they can make up for a lack of retirement savings by working longer.
Ep 5: Where Do We Go from Here?
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Over the last four episodes, we’ve explored how individuals fare in today’s retirement system. In the final episode of our first season, we ask: where do we go from here?