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Teresa Ghilarducci

Economist says the American retirement system has failed

August 15, 2013Business, Economics and Jobs

America is heading into a retirement crisis, an economist says. Most retirees haven’t saved enough money to retire and Teresa Ghilarducci blames America’s entire system for retiring.

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