May 24, 2013

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Planning & Saving

Over the past 40 years, savings rates in the United States have declined significantly. The old rule of thumb was to save at least 10% of your salary into a “rainy day” fund. Now at the outset of the 21st century even this number is decreasing. Americans are saving, on average, less than 2% of their incomes and personal debt levels have increased dramatically. Has our world changed or have we?