About this episode
We’ve all heard the same story: Americans are facing a retirement crisis. But what if that’s not the whole truth? In this special replay of Your Money Map , Jean Chatzky sits down with Andrew Biggs, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and author of The Real Retirement Crisis: Why Almost Everything You Think About the U.S. Retirement System Is Wrong . Together, they unpack what the latest data really tells us about retirement savings, Social Security, and how financially secure today’s (and tomorrow’s) retirees actually are. Spoiler alert: There’s more good news than you might expect. Jean and Andrew discuss: Why retirees today are experiencing record-high incomes How delayed retirement and automatic savings are shifting the game The real retirement crisis — and why it’s happening at the government level Why healthcare and long-term care costs may not be as scary as the headlines suggest What you can do if you feel behind (even if you’re not) 🔗 For more resources and tools from the Alliance for Lifetime Income, visit ProtectedIncome.org 📬 Sign up for their newsletter: protectedincome.org/subscribe 💬 Like what you hear? Leave us a 5-star review and share the episode with a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices