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Retirement Statistics

Average Savings Household Net Worth 401(k) Millionaires Savings Rates Median Savings Funding Shortfalls

Average 401(k) Hits $351,242 in 2026 as One in Five Accounts Tops $1 Million

Large, high‑balance accounts lift averages despite medians showing typical savers hold far smaller amounts.

‘$1.46 Million’ Retirement Target Misleads Millions, Experts Say

Most U.S. Retirees Face Large Savings Shortfalls, CareScout Finds

U.S. Workers Face Widespread Retirement Shortfall

New Report Finds Americans Have Just $955 Saved for Retirement as Early-Retirement Math Gets Tougher

Retirement Planning Moves Beyond $1 Million as 2026 Social Security and Medicare Figures Loom

Experts Recast $1.5 Million as a Retirement Checkpoint, Not a Finish Line