Anonymous wrote:I'm 53 and have been contributing to an IRA since about 23, so 30 years, fairly steadily - I probably missed a handful of years. And I've only got about $280k in those accounts. Pretty sad - mostly because I figure my returns are pretty average and that's all that I have.
I'm not worried for myself because I also have a healthy TSP. I do worry for folks who can only save in IRAs though. $280k at 53 after saving for 30 years sucks.