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Higher earners need to save more for retirement

The host presented data showing Social Security replaces a smaller percentage of pre-retirement income for higher earners, implying a greater need for personal savings.

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OPEN · 16 MENTIONS · 9 EPISODES · 6 SHOWS

23 SEP 2025 — 15 AUG 2026 · 3D AGO

1 REPEAT · 15 MENTIONED

23 SEP 2025 · FIRST HEARD
THE LONG VIEW
- Deferring Social Security with a haircut buffer
30 SEP 2025
THE LONG VIEW · 2 MENTIONS
- Social Security likely persists but may be trimmed
- Delay Social Security to age 70 for larger benefit
23 OCT 2025
THE RATIONAL REMINDER PODCAST
- Target six years of income saved at retirement
22 DEC 2025
MACRO MUSINGS WITH DAVID BECKWORTH
- Social Security reform requires means testing, not borrowing
10 MAR 2026
THE LONG VIEW
- Social Security faces a real funding gap
17 MAR 2026
THE LONG VIEW · 3 MENTIONS
27 MAR 2026
AFFORD ANYTHING
- Social Security failure as the real retirement crisis
13 AUG 2026 · 5D AGO
THOUGHTFUL MONEY · 4 MENTIONS
15 AUG 2026 · 3D AGO
MOTLEY FOOL MONEY · 2 MENTIONS
- Higher earners need to save more for retirement · THIS IDEA
- Claiming age dramatically impacts benefit size

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