It’ll Take a Miracle to Have a Secure Retirement

September 24, 2021

1Natixis Investment Managers, https://www.im.natixis.com/us/research/2021-global-retirement-index
2 Insured Retirement Institute, https://www.myirionline.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/iri-retirement-readiness-2021_fullreport.pdf
3 Dalbar.com, “The 3 Fundamental Questions of Retirement Planning,” https://www.dalbar.com/blog/read/693928f0-27cf-4f4a-912c-5766b66de677

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