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Fox Business

Retired Americans at risk financially as wealth gap widens

The wealth gap is making retired Americans financially vulnerable, research suggests. Older adults in the U.S. are facing a record-high level of income inequality in the U.S., despite consistent economic growth. And the wealth disparity may be due to the differences in the median value of retirement accounts and home equity among higher-and lower-earning households...

Reuters

Wealth gap among retired Americans worsens despite a growing economy

The current record-high level of income inequality in the United States affects all segments of society, but two new reports shed light on how the trend is impacting older Americans.The disturbing finding of both studies: inequality has reached shocking levels among today’s older adults - and the gap will be much wider for young people when they reach retirement age.

CNBC

Remodeling market may stall in 2020

CNBC's "Power Lunch" team talks about why home improvement has stalled with Abbe Will, associate project director at Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies.

Bloomberg

Home Ownership Rate Drops Among 50 to 64 Year Olds

Jennifer Molinsky, senior research associate at the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, tells Bloomberg Radio’s Denise Pellegrini that this drop in home ownership could mean trouble ahead as the group starts to retire.