Where should you retire? The Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index takes a very high-level view of this question, asking which countries do the best job of providing for their retirees. Out of the 16 countries studied, the United States ranks only tenth. Given the crumbling of the defined benefit system and stock market fluctuations that have taken a bite out of many defined contribution plans, that’s perhaps not surprising. What is a bit of a shocker is exactly which countries are doing better than the United States in providing for their older populations.
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Author:Kimberly Weisul
