Lack of access to retirement plans in the workplace, as well as inequitable eligibility requirements, are creating a persistent retirement savings gap for Latinos.
That's according to the report "Latinos' Retirement Insecurity in the United States" from the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) and UnidosUS.
Those two problems are making Latinos fall ever farther behind as they try to save for retirement, and the report adds that just 31% of all working-age Latinos participate in workplace retirement plans, resulting in a median retirement account balance equal to $0. However, when given the opportunity to participate in plans, they are slightly more likely than other races and ethnicities to participate.
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Marlene Satter
Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.
