Study Shows That Some People Need Outside Motivation in Order to Save For Retirement

Most people know in the back of their minds that it makes sense to save ahead of their retirement. However, a new study shows that short-term thinking, a lack of access to appropriate retirement programs and general inertial all contribute to the fact that many people do not engage in the estate planning process as soon as they should. 

For many people, working longer and staying in the workforce past age 65 have been the common approaches towards addressing retirement strategies.

A new book from economist Richard Thaler explains why people so often fail to save for retirement and societal changes including the lack of employer managed retirement plans are involved as well. A defined contribution retirement savings plan on its own will fail to overcome behavioral barriers and lead to less than optimal outcomes when it comes to retirement savings.