The U.S. Falls in a Global Retirement Security Ranking
With sharp income inequality and too few workers to support its waves of retirees, America is demoted to No. 17.
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Retirement security in the U.S. took a significant hit in a global ranking, falling three notches to No. 17 among 43 developed countries.
The fifth annual Global Retirement Index ranking from Natixis Global Asset Management has Norway, Switzerland, and Iceland holding on to the top three slots from 2016. The ranking creates an overall retirement security score for each country from 18 performance indicators that address finances, healthcare, material well-being, and quality of life. Countries are also ranked by those four sub-indexes.