A million used to be the magic number for retirement. Then inflation, longer lifespans, and rising healthcare costs moved the goalposts. These days, plenty of people are aiming for $2 million — or even $2.5 million — just to feel secure. But while that might seem like the new benchmark, the reality is that very few people actually reach it.
According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute's analysis of Federal Reserve data, just 1.8% of U.S. households have at least $2 million in retirement savings. And when you push that to $2.5 million, the number shrinks even further — somewhere between the 1.8% with $2 million and the 0.8% with $3 million.
