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A Study Finds that Older New Yorkers Don't Have What They Need to Accomplish Their Most-Important Goals
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61-PERCENT OF NEW-YORKERS WHO ARE 50 OR OLDER SAY THAT THEY'RE NOT
CONFIDENT THAT THEIR CHILDREN'S GENERATION WILL BE BETTER OFF THAN THEIR
OWN. AND, SEVEN IN 10 ARE WORRIED ABOUT MAINTAINING THEIR FINANCES
AND LIFESTYLE IN RETIREMENT. THAT'S ACCORDING TO A RECENT STUDY
FROM A-A-R-P. STATE-PRESIDENT, MARILYN
PINSKY ["PIN-SKI"], HAS MORE...
(PINSKY):
"IN THE WAKE OF THE NATIONAL RECESSION, OLDER ADULTS DON'T HAVE
WHAT THEY NEED TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR MOST-IMPORTANT GOALS--AND THAT'S DUE
TO THE GROWING CONCERNS OVER HEALTH-CARE AND ECONOMIC-ISSUES.
WHILE MID-LIFE AND OLDER ADULTS WOULD PREFER TO ENJOY A SECURE
RETIREMENT, THE REALITY SHOWS THAT THOSE DREAMS ARE BEING REPLACED BY
REAL CONCERNS ABOUT HAVING ENOUGH MONEY TO RETIRE AND STAY HEALTHY.
IN FACT, 58-PERCENT OF WORKING OLDER NEW-YORKERS IN OUR SURVEY SAY THAT
THEY WOULD DELAY THEIR RETIREMENT--IF THE ECONOMY DOESN'T IMPROVE--AND A
SIZABLE NUMBER EXPECT NEVER TO RETIRE."
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THE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN JANUARY--AS PART OF AN A-A-R-P-INITIATIVE
CALLED "VOICES OF 50-PLUS NEW YORK: DREAMS AND CHALLENGES".
TO REVIEW THE SURVEY, VISIT
"A-A-R-P"-DOT-ORG-SLASH-"N-Y".
