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The Clark Howard Podcast

03.30.21 Saving for retirement - The case for automatic enrollment and target retirement funds / Who tried to scam Clark?

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.65.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

The beauty of automatic enrollment into retirement plans for employees, and why Clark loves target retirement funds. /  How Clark got scammed! - Almost. Yet another reason to check your statements. Ask Clark topics include: 529 Plans / Submit a complaint | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau / Toddler Saved By Anti-Choking Device / Home insurance unjust denial - File complaint with your state insurance department. / Car rental prices escalate -Turo  -  Getaround. / Want more money advice? Sign up for Clark’s free daily newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:36.2

Welcome to the Clark Howard Show.

0:38.4

Our mission to serve and empower you so you make better financial decisions in your life.

0:44.8

In today's episode, I'm talking about you and me saving for retirement.

0:50.7

I've also got a story for you about someone trying to scan me.

0:54.6

Ooh, it's ugly. I'll tell you something also that is not so pretty.

1:03.0

Only one in four Americans are saving enough for retirement by their own telling.

1:11.9

Not based on empirical research by some financial health trying to get people to put more money in it.

1:19.1

No people by their own telling say, hey, I'm not okay saving for retirement.

1:26.8

And the reason is not something you should be on a guilt trip about.

1:30.8

The reason is we have a lot going on in our lives.

1:34.6

And even people who really, really try to save money for all the various needs,

1:44.3

you got today's bills.

1:46.2

If you got kids, you got all the stuff you got to pay for it with them.

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