How Does America Compare to the Rest of the World?

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🗓️ 11 February 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Last week we looked at how you might compare to the average American. This week we’re looking at how America compares to the rest of the world around issues of debt, college spending, retirement savings, and more.

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0:34.8	This is Motley Full Answers. I'm Alison Soutlik, and I'm joined as always by Monsieur Brokamp,
0:41.6	personal finance expert here at the Motley Fool. Hi, bro. How are you?
0:46.2	Just fine. How are you? You're doing okay over there?
0:48.8	I'm doing it. You're struggling with that water, weren't you? I did just a little bit.
0:51.9	In this week's episode, we're going to see how big
0:55.7	financial issues in America, like the cost of college, debt, retirement savings, well, how
1:00.5	does it look in other countries? All that and more on this week's episode of Motleyful Answers.
1:06.8	So, Alison, what's up? I'll tell you what's up. I have got such a travel bug right in me.
1:12.6	I am just like dying to book tons of travel and go somewhere.
1:16.6	And I think it's just how you feel like in winter and February after all the holidays have just died down.
1:20.6	Yes.
1:21.6	So I thought, well, what are some of the best places to retire, comma, internationally?
1:28.4	This show has an international flavor to it.
1:30.5	That's true.
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