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Americans say they’ll need a target of $1,058,547, on average, for retirement – though there’s a gap between their expectations and actual savings:
Source: Empower "Magic Number" study, 2024.
Americans say they’ll need a target of $1,058,547, on average, for retirement – though there’s a gap between their expectations and actual savings:
Source: Empower "Magic Number" study, 2024.
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Stamped: 12 billion holiday letters and packages
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You’ve got mail – and the United States Postal Service (USPS) is making billions of special deliveries in the last quarter of the year with a higher-than-usual volume of packages and letters arriving across the U.S.
The average net worth by age in America
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A person's net worth is the sum total of what they own minus what they owe. Wonder how you stack up? Benchmarks can help you determine if you're on track to meeting your financial goals.