For emergency funds, planners say workers should have six months' worth of essential expenses set aside—which sounds fine, till you add it up and realize that, according to a recent Bankrate report, that amounts to about $23,000 for the average household living in a major metropolitan area. (Photo: Shutterstock)
Regrets? Americans have a few. But one financial regret that is the biggest for 18 percent of Americans is not saving earlier for retirement.
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Marlene Satter
Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.
