
Americans have a new ‘retire comfortably’ number for 2025 — but here’s why 97% of them miss it completely
Prostock-studio / Envato Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. According to the 2025 Northwestern Mutual Planning & Progress study, the average American now believes they need $1.26 million to retire. That’s $200,000 less than they said they needed last year, and nearly the same as…