David Gauke Quotes

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.

A secure retirement is one of the pillars of middle class life. For all too many Americans, however, that pillar needs more support.

If you put nothing away for retirement, I can tell you, to the last penny, how much you will have when you retire: nothing.

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

A whole generation of Americans will retire in poverty instead of prosperity, because they simply are not preparing for retirement now.

You can imagine, if somebody's approaching retirement, and all of a sudden the funds that he or she is depending on is depleted by 50% or however many, it gives them a sinking feeling in the pit of their stomach.

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.

I am very concerned about the millions of baby boomers who are counting on the stock market to deliver them a safe, sound, long retirement. I am afraid the baby boomers who are counting on the stock market are in trouble.

You're starting to see a lot of fighters, like, 'We want more money so we can be able to retire eventually,' instead of, we get to 30 years old, and we're like, 'Alright, I think Costco has openings.'

Saving enough to retire has become impossible for most Americans.

I want to retire and want to be able to live out my days financially secure. That's what everyone wants.

Our seniors' retirement should never rely on the bull of political promises or the bear of the market.

I have a fear of poverty in old age. I have this vision of myself living in a skip and eating cat food. It's because I'm freelance, and I've never had a proper job. I don't have a pension, and my savings are dwindling. I always thought someone would just come along and look after me.

There are times when the presence of more choices can make us choose things that are not good for us. For me the clearest example is that the more retirement fund options a person has, the less likely they are to save for their old age.

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

I never retired.

I've got no idea when I am going to retire. Whenever they pick me up and take me to the funeral home, I guess.

The do-it-yourself version of pensions is a flop, as many Americans have painfully learned.

I don't suppose I'll ever retire completely.

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

A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society should offer those who have worked hard and saved through their whole lives.

To retire is to die.

'Returnless risk' is not how you prepare for a decent retirement.

Americans living longer than ever must save more than ever.