In this episode of Decoding Retirement, America’s definitive voice on retirement, Robert 'Bob' Powell speaks with Jean Chatzky, HerMoney Podcast Host, to discuss the most recent statistics of retirement savers and why there are reasons to be optimistic.

Find out how auto enrollment and auto escalation are significantly helping individuals save for retirement in this week's episode of Decoding Retirement.

Retirement planning doesn’t mean locking up your money for a rainy day and forgetting about it. Planning your future means reacting to events today. Decoding Retirement gives you the tools to navigate the years ahead, and take action now! Each week, Robert 'Bob' Powell will dissect the big headlines, decode key themes, and unpack the possible domino effect for your money. When it comes to retirement planning, Robert Powell and Yahoo Finance will not let you fall behind!

Find this episode and more episodes of Decoding Retirement at https://finance.yahoo.com/videos/series/decoding-retirement.

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1:00 - Real life retirement journeys survey

4:10 - Auto enrollment and auto escalation

7:10 - How much should you save for retirement?

9:25 - What accounts to use?

10:40 - Take advantage of workplace plans

13:10 - Retirement saving challenges

15:10 - Backwards budgeting

Yahoo Finance's Decoding Retirement is hosted by Robert Powell, and produced by Austin Rivera.

Robert Powell holds several prominent positions within the financial industry. He serves as the editor-in-chief of the Investments and Wealth Institute's (IWI) Retirement Management Journal, the world's first peer-reviewed journal solely dedicated to retirement income. He also hosts the Exceptional Advisor podcast by IWI. Powell is both a Certified Financial Planner® and Retirement Management Adviser® certificant.

Jean Sherman Chatzky is an American journalist, a personal finance columnist, financial editor of NBC’s TODAY show, AARP’s personal finance ambassador, and the founder and CEO of the multimedia company HerMoney.

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