How Much Should People Save?

The brief’s key findings are: *The National Retirement Risk Index framework is used to address how much working-age households need to save for retirement. *A typical household should get a third of its retirement income from a savings plan, with the low income needing one quarter and the high income one half. *A typical household needs to save about 15 percent of earnings, with the low income requiring less and the high income more. *For those with a savings shortfall, the necessary savings hike is much more feasible for younger households than for older households. *Starting to save early and retiring late dramatically reduce a household’s required saving rate.