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Retirement Fear Index™
Measuring what retirees fear most.
An ongoing research initiative tracking the financial and emotional fears retirees and pre-retirees carry into the next chapter — and what those fears reveal about how to prepare, adapt, and thrive.
Source: retirementfearindex.com — October 2026, anchored to Dec 2025 = 100.
Social Security & Pension Insolvency leads at 144, with the composite at 124.2 — about 24% above the December 2025 baseline.
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