The United States ranked 19th in the world for howsecure its citizens are in retirement, according to a new study byNatixis Global Asset Management. The findings suggest thatAmericans will need to pick up a bigger share of their retirementcosts especially as the number of retirees grows and thegovernment’s ability to support them fades.

The Natixis Global Retirement Index gauges how well retiredcitizens live in 150 nations, based on measures of health, materialwell-being, finances and other factors.

The United States ranked slightly ahead of the United Kingdom,but behind Norway, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Sweden, Austria,Finland, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, France, Australia, Israel,Canada, Belgium, Japan, Slovenia, Czech Republic and Slovakia inthe list’s top 20.

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