More retirement angst

August 23, 2008 at 8:57PM

The percentage of American workers 50-plus who lost money in stocks and ...

... postponed plans to retire:21 percent in 2002,28 percent in 2008
... returned to work/looking for work:10 percentin 2002, 17 percent in 2008
... postponed major purchase:30 percentin 2002, 44 percent in 2008
... postponed paying some bills:6 percentin 2002, 12 percent in 2008
Source: AARP

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