Most employees in the United States had savings in bank accounts as of end 2021. A total of 61 percent of employees surveyed had savings in savings account, checking account, money market funds, certificate of deposit accounts etcetera. Roughly half of the respondents also had investments or savings in employer-sponsored defined contribution plans, such as the 401(k) plan.
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Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. (July 29, 2022). Savings and investments held by employees in the United States in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/987508/savings-and-investments-held-by-retirees-usa/
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Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. (2022). Savings and investments held by employees in the United States in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987508/savings-and-investments-held-by-retirees-usa/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. "Savings and Investments Held by Employees in The United States in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987508/savings-and-investments-held-by-retirees-usa/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, Savings and investments held by employees in the United States in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987508/savings-and-investments-held-by-retirees-usa/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Savings and investments held by employees in the United States in 2021 [Graph], Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, July 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/987508/savings-and-investments-held-by-retirees-usa/