Despite debt and reliance on Social Security, retirees are hanging in there

However, 12% of retirees have no savings and no investments.

By Alaina Lancaster | September 08, 2020 at 08:20 AM

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Most retirees are confident that the coronavirus pandemic won't affect their financial stability, according to a September report from the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies.

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Alaina Lancaster, based in San Francisco, covers disruptive trends and technologies shaping the future of law. She authors the weekly legal futurist newsletter What's Next. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @a_lancaster3

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