Downhill from Here: Retirement Insecurity in the Age of Inequality

by Katherine S. Newman and Katherine S.Newman

Book Overview

A sharp examination of the looming financial catastrophe of retirement in America. As millions of Baby Boomers reach their golden years, the state of retirement in America is little short of a disaster. Nearly half the households with people aged 55 and older have no retirement savings at all. The real estate crash wiped out much of the home equity that millions were counting on to support their retirement. And the typical Social Security check covers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250119464
• ISBN13: 9781250119469
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Metropolitan Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.3"