U.S. Retirees Face Seven Years Of Pain As Retirement Savings Run Out

The study also showed how vulnerable retirement savings are to being raided to cover shorter term needs, with almost a third of those yet to retire (29%) admitting they would dip into their retirement pot to cope with life events such as buying a home or paying for children’s education.

Andrew Ireland continued: “People throughout history have faced the question of how to provide for the future, and today’s savers are no exception. Yet as daunting as the current challenges may seem, the solution is very simple: the earlier you start to plan the better prepared you will be.

“For some this may mean beginning to save more, whereas others will choose to work longer. The key is for everyone, regardless of age or income, to make a plan to help them get the retirement they expect.”

Savings shortfall by countries surveyed:

				Median length of retirement (years)		Median time before savings run out (years)		Total savings shortfall (years)		Time with savings in as a % of total retirement
		Global		18		10		8		56%
1		UK		19		7		12		37%
2		Egypt		11		5		6		45%
3		France		19		9		10		47%
4		China		20		10		10		50%
5		Taiwan		18		9		9		50%
6		Brazil		23		12		11		52%
7		Australia		21		11		10		52%
8		Mexico		17		9		8		53%
9		Singapore		17		9		8		53%
10		Canada		19		11		8		58%
11		UAE		15		9		6		60%
12		Hong Kong		17		11		6		65%
13		USA		21		14		7		67%
14		India		15		10		5		67%
15		Malaysia		17		12		5		71%

Note to editors

(1) HSBC’s The Future of Retirement program is a world-leading independent study into global retirement trends. It provides authoritative insights into the key issues associated with aging populations and increasing life expectancy around the world. The latest Future of Retirement campaign is the seventh in the series and is based on interviews with 15,866 people in 15 countries. Since the Future of Retirement program began in 2005, more than 125,000 people world-wide have been surveyed. Visit: http://www.hsbc.com/1/2/retirement/future-of-retirement

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