Billionaire BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Says 'Almost No One Is Close' To Saving The Nearly $2.1M Americans Claim They Need For A Comfortable Retirement

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You've heard the benchmarks. You've seen the surveys. Retirement experts have long floated targets like $1 million or $1.5 million. But when BlackRock asked Americans directly how much they think they...

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That difference helps explain why \"pensions typically outperform 401(k)s by about 0.5% each year.\"\nIt adds up fast. \"Over 40 years, an extra 0.5% in annual returns results in 14.5% more money in your 401(k),\" Fink wrote. \"It's enough to fund nine more years of retirement.\"\nHe continued, \"Or, put another way, private assets just bought you nine extra years hanging out with your grandkids.\"\nTrending: Designed for investors with strong market convictions, REX Shares builds ETFs for income, leverage, and tactical positioning — explore the lineup.\nThe problem, he wrote, is that private assets are still unfamiliar to many plan providers. \"When you invest in private assets—like a bridge, for example—the values of those assets aren't updated daily, and you can't withdraw your money whenever you want. It's a bridge, after all—not a stock.\"\nHe added that \"including assets like real estate or infrastructure in a 401(k) has become practical only within the past five to ten years.\"\nFink opened the letter by acknowledging growing uncertainty: \"They're more anxious about the economy than any time in recent memory.\"\nStill, he remained confident in the long view. \"Once people start investing for retirement, the goal is simple: make their money grow — as much as possible, as fast as possible.\"\nBut with Americans now estimating they'll need over $2 million — and the median retirement account balance still a fraction of that — Fink's call for more diversified tools inside retirement plans was clear.\nSee Also: Why Billionaires Like Warren Buffett Prefer Real Assets Over Speculation—Institutional Real Estate Is Now Accessible to Individuals\nThat's a wide gulf between perception and preparation.\nFor individuals trying to close that gap, speaking with a financial advisor could help assess whether their portfolio is keeping up with today's expectations.\nRead Next: Professional traders demand transparency — see why Kraken Pro has become one of crypto's most trusted advanced trading platforms.\nImage: Shutterstock\nTo add Benzinga News as your preferred source on Google, click here.","kind":"highlight","is_publish_news":true,"is_publish_highlight":false,"is_publish_live":false,"is_publish_wemedia":null,"editions":null,"column":"","sentiment":"0","news_tag":"","news_rank":0,"symbols":[],"gpt_button":0,"need_auth":false,"code":"91000000","status":"200"},"commentList":[],"isCommentEnd":true,"newsSizeData":{"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"favoriteSize":0,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false},"APP":{"userAgent":"Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)","isDev":false,"isTTM":true,"tenantId":"TBGLOBAL","deviceId":"web-server-community-laohu8-v3","version":"4.36.2","shortVersion":"4.36.2","platform":"web","vendor":"web","appName":"ttm","isIOS":false,"isAndroid":false,"isTiger":false,"isTHS":false,"isWeiXin":false,"isWeiXinMini":false,"isWeiBo":false,"isQQ":false,"isBaiduSwan":false,"isBaiduBox":false,"isDingTalk":false,"isToutiao":false,"isOnePlus":false,"isHuaWei":false,"isXiaomi":false,"isXiaomiWebView":false,"isOppo":false,"isVivo":false,"isSamsung":false,"isMobile":false},"href":"/m/news/2612306484","isCrawlerRequest":true}