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Retirement crisis looms for ageing Americans
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Described by analysts as one of the one of the biggest crises facing America, the country's retirement woes have become more acute lately. As more people retire, many of them are under-resourced with little family support or community safety net.
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WASHINGTON - When online broker TD Ameritrade released the results of a Generation X survey recently, it only confirmed fears that America's retirement crisis is deepening.
Baby boomers born following World War II were thought to be the generation caught in a vortex of low savings, inadequate pensions, huge debt, and a confusing jungle of financial instruments and schemes.
