Nearly half of American households older than 55 have no retirement savings. The U.S. Government Accountability Office says that this number is actually better than in the past.
According to the article from CNBC, “These people are on the verge of retiring—and they have nothing saved,” an analysis of the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances shows that 52 percent of households had nothing saved for retirement in 2013. The number is now at 48 percent. It is not much of an improvement.
If your household is behind on retirement savings, here’s what you can do: