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" It will also promote reader interaction by posting e-mail responses and answering reader questions. E-mail your questions or topic ideas to thefoxboomer@gmail.com.Here's a scary statistic: About 49% of Americans say they aren't contributing to any retirement fund.A new survey conducted by LIMRA , a trade association for the financial services industry, shows less than a third of Americans over age 50 worked with a financial professional to plan for retirement. "The findings from this survey were disturbing, given that people will increasingly need to rely on their personal savings to make ends meet in retirement," says Matthew Drinkwater, associate managing director at LIMRA's retirement research division, in a statement.Boomers need to take a more proactive role when it comes to their retirement and making sure they have adequate savings to cover their needs. Saving systematic...
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