President Barack Obama recommended a number of actions in his 2014 State of the Union address Tuesday. Some steps he will take using executive orders; others were requests for congressional legislative action. Gallup data reveal how Americans’ views line up with 10 of these issues. CONT. Frank Newport, Jeffrey M. […] Read more »
Many Baby Boomers Reluctant to Retire
True to their “live to work” reputation, some baby boomers are digging in their heels at the workplace as they approach the traditional retirement age of 65. While the average age at which U.S. retirees say they retired has risen steadily from 57 to 61 in the past two decades, […] Read more »
Older Americans nix Social Security changes
Raise the age at which you can begin collecting full Social Security benefits? Older Americans say no. They also veto reductions in the cost-of-living increase. But a poll finds support among those 50 and older for raising the cap on earnings that are taxed to fund the Social Security program […] Read more »
Half of older workers delay retirement plans
Stung by a recession that sapped investments and home values, but expressing widespread job satisfaction, older Americans appear to have accepted the reality of a retirement that comes later in life and no longer represents a complete exit from the workforce. Some 82 percent of working Americans over 50 say […] Read more »
Americans More Secure in Poll as 60% See No Need for Better Job
Americans are feeling more secure about their own finances with stock and home values rising, even as a growing number say the country is headed down the wrong track, according to a Bloomberg National Poll. People are more upbeat about a range of financial issues — job security, retirement savings, […] Read more »
Americans More Optimistic About a Comfortable Retirement
More nonretired Americans, 46%, now say they expect to have enough money to live comfortably in retirement, up from the low of 38% last year. Nonretirees are more likely to be optimistic about their retirement than they were at points over the past five years, but remain less so than […] Read more »