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People who Have a Comprehensive Approach to Financial Planning Remain Optimistic about Investing for Their Retirement
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(OPEN):
EVEN THOUGH U-S CONSUMER CONFIDENCE IS AT AN HISTORIC LOW, THERE'S ONE
GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE OPTIMISTIC--THOSE WITH A COMPREHENSIVE
APPROACH TO FINANCIAL PLANNING. ACCORDING TO A SURVEY BY THE
FINANCIAL PLANNING ASSOCIATION AND AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL,
THESE PEOPLE REPORT THAT THEY CONTINUE TO INVEST--AND THAT THEY TEND TO
BE ACTIVELY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF DOWN-MARKET CONDITIONS. MARK
JOHANNESSEN, OF THE FINANCIAL PLANNING ASSOCIATION, HAS MORE…
(JOHANNESSEN):
"OUR SURVEY ALSO SHOWS THAT MEN GENERALLY FEEL MORE PREPARED FOR
RETIREMENT THAN DO WOMEN--AND THAT MEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO REPORT THAT
THEY'RE ACTIVELY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE DOWN-MARKET. HOWEVER,
THERE ARE NO REPORTED DIFFERENCES IN THE SAVINGS RATES BETWEEN MEN AND
WOMEN."
(BRIDGE):
AND, JIM BARNASH, OF AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, SAYS…
(BARNASH):
"IT’S THE SO-CALLED 'SANDWICH GENERATION' OF THOSE BETWEEN 42 AND
51 WHO ARE REALLY FEELING THE SQUEEZE OF RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS FOR
THEIR KIDS' EDUCATION; THEY FEEL THEY'RE LESS IN CONTROL, HAVE LESS
CONFIDENCE, AND ARE MOST LIKELY TO SAY THEY'RE NOT ON TRACK, WHEN IT
COMES TO THEIR RETIREMENT PLANNING."
(CLOSE):
VISIT
"FINANCIAL-PLANNING-WEEK"-DOT-ORG OR
"AMERIPRISE"-DOT-COM, FOR MORE SURVEY INFORMATION AND EDUCATION ON
FINANCIAL PLANNING.
