Retirement Plan Assets Based on Demographics

An EBRI study describes the influence of some demographic factors on the distribution of individual account retirement plan assets in 2004:

By race:

90.5 percent of assets were held by white non-Hispanics.
9.5 percent of assets were held by nonwhites

By education:

14.2 percent of assets were held by individuals with a high school diploma or less.
10.7 percent of assets were held by individuals with some college education.
75.1 percent of assets were held by individuals with at least a college degree.

By annual family income:

11.3 percent of assets were held by individuals with incomes of less than $50,000.
25.6 percent of assets were held by individuals with incomes of $50,000 to $99,999.
63.2 percent of assets were held by individuals with incomes of $100,000 or more.

Retirement Sayings and Retirement Quotes — Definitions of Retirement

Retirement to me does not mean nothing to do but the realization of the decisions I made in the past. That I made in my life.
— Jack Bowman

Retirement: The time in your life when time is no longer money.
— Unknown wise person

Two Retirement Quotes Relating to Money

Abundance isn't a matter of acquiring how much money you desire; it's a matter of being happy with how much you presently have.
— Unknown wise person

It's better to be out of money than out of new creative ideas on how to make money.
— Unknown wise person

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