This statistic depicts the main reasons for saving for retirement among Millennials in the United States in 2015. During the survey period, 43 percent of the U.S. Millennials admitted that saving for retirement was important for them because they didn't expect that social security benefits would be available to them.
Why it so important for you to save for retirement?
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Principal Financial Group. (March 10, 2015). Why it so important for you to save for retirement? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/500813/us-millennials-importance-of-saving-for-retirement/
Principal Financial Group. "Why it so important for you to save for retirement?." Chart. March 10, 2015. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/500813/us-millennials-importance-of-saving-for-retirement/
Principal Financial Group. (2015). Why it so important for you to save for retirement?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/500813/us-millennials-importance-of-saving-for-retirement/
Principal Financial Group. "Why It so Important for You to save for Retirement?." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Mar 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/500813/us-millennials-importance-of-saving-for-retirement/
Principal Financial Group, Why it so important for you to save for retirement? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/500813/us-millennials-importance-of-saving-for-retirement/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Why it so important for you to save for retirement? [Graph], Principal Financial Group, March 10, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/500813/us-millennials-importance-of-saving-for-retirement/