The following animation (from Calculated Risk, using Census Bureau data), which updates every second, shows the wave of demographic changes from 1900-2060.
The additional numbers of older Americans (and thus retirees and, by implication, the need for better retirement saving and planning) going forward — as the Baby Boomer generation retires — should be obvious.
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