(MarketWatch) — When it comes to saving for retirement and building a portfolio to last a lifetime, most Americans are way behind the eight-ball, the nine-ball and all the other balls on the pool table.
More than 54% of Americans report that the total value of their household’s savings and investments, excluding the value of their primary home and any defined-benefit plans, is less than $25,000, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute’s annual Retirement Confidence survey. What’s worse, 27% have less than $1,000 in assets. Just 11% have more than $250,000 set aside.
