Just more than half of Americans, 52 percent, are not invested in the stock market, according to a Bankrate survey. 

For most of those who are not invested (53 percent), the reason is cut-and-dried: they simply don't have the extra money to invest. 

Regardless of the reason, opting out of the stock market will likely mean less for people to retire on. 

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