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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 — August 2026, anchored to Dec 2025 = 100.
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First cooling since launch — but Social Security (148) and Healthcare (131) hold near their highs.
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