If it’s any consolation, you’re not alone. When the Employee Benefit Research Institute asked workers as part of its latest Retirement Confidence Survey how much they had set aside for retirement, more than a third of those between the ages of 45 and 54 who answered said they had less than $25,000 saved, while more than a quarter of those 55 and older said they had less than that 25 grand tucked away.
MONEYWATCH Planning on retiring at 65? Most Americans retire far earlier — and not by choice
The median retirement age for Americans is actually