The Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor and Retirement Optimism Index continued to hold steady in the second quarter of 2015, tracking at a seven-year high for investors' faith in the markets and their ability to save enough for retirement.
Of the 1,000 investors surveyed in May, confidence remained equally high among retirees, whose median age was 68, and non-retirees, whose median age was 45.
Confidence in the "American Dream" remained solid, as 84 percent of investors say it remains achievable for them. The vast majority—96 percent—says living comfortably in retirement is central to that dream.
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Nick Thornton
Nick Thornton is a financial writer covering retirement and health care issues for BenefitsPRO and ALM Media. He greatly enjoys learning from the vast minds in the legal, academic, advisory and money management communities when covering the retirement space. He's also written on international marketing trends, financial institution risk management, defense and energy issues, the restaurant industry in New York City, surfing, cigars, rum, travel, and fishing. When not writing, he's pushing into some land or water.
