35% of Older Americans Fail This Basic Retirement Test
35% of Older Americans Fail This Basic Retirement Test Americans remain largely ignorant of key aspects of a program that impacts nearly all our lives. Photo by JenJ Payless2 / Shutterstock.com Social Security is the cornerstone of retirement for millions of people. Yet, Americans remain largely ignorant of key aspects of how this program works, a new survey has found. More than one-third (35%) of near-retirees ages 55 to 65 know so little that they failed a basic knowledge quiz about Social Security retirement benefits, according to the latest MassMutual Social Security consumer poll. The p...
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