Ron Lewis Quotes

The next generation is going to have to understand that Social Security is just one leg of a stool. We need to actually bring back that savings incentive, and the only way you're going to be able to do that is if you have a job.

Though Congress continues to explore possible solutions to ensure social security solvency, everyone must take personal responsibility to prepare their own retirement savings accordingly.

Retirement security is often compared to a three-legged stool supported by Social Security, employer-provided pension funds, and private savings.

Whether you are just entering the workforce or nearing retirement age, planning for the future is critical.

We want to develop innovative ways to promote savings so more Americans can save for their future, but first we need to reject privatization schemes and work together to strengthen Social Security.

Americans living longer than ever must save more than ever.

Americans should be able to enjoy a secure retirement after a lifetime of hard work. But too many Americans reach retirement without enough savings to supplement their Social Security benefits.

What we should be trying to do is to encourage people to establish private retirement accounts and help them take pressure off the Social Security system.

Money isn't everything, but it is when you start thinking about putting money away for your retirement days.

With or without a Social Security fix, Americans don't have enough assets to retire on. There has to be a much larger debate.

Social Security is the very foundation of retirement security for millions of Americans.

There is a kind of fear, approaching a panic, that's spreading through the Baby Boom Generation, which has suddenly discovered that it will have to provide for its own retirement.

Americans are not saving enough for retirement.

Save your money. You're going to need twice as much money in your old age as you think.

In other words, Social Security is every bit as insecure as the stock market.

Employees did not only have their money in their 401k’s. They had their lives in those 401k’s ... today most people have most of their money in public stocks ... and the government regulates very little of this.

With the duckets that I now have safe, I think I will retire at 66 years of age, praise God, in good health.

Everyone thinks about retirement at some point.

We need to make sure people continue to have access to retirement plans because everyone deserves the opportunity to retire with dignity and financial independence.

People just haven't saved enough for retirement. And they're going to outlive their money.

Many people focus on the 4 percent rule, which essentially says that as long as you withdraw no more than 4 percent from your retirement accounts each year, the money should last you 30 years.

From the time I was 8 until now, I've been working. My Social Security is looking solid.

To enjoy a long, comfortable retirement, save more today.

Younger workers should have more freedom to build their retirement nest egg.

We really haven't had very much experience with people funding their retirement out of the stock market, and we don't know, frankly, how it would work under every scenario.