Individuals are increasingly realising that they need to purchase more financial services if they ar...
Individuals are increasingly realising that they need to purchase more financial services if they are to look after themselves and their families, particularly in retirement. The belief that social security will not be there for them when they need it is now firmly planted, although in reality I suspect it will remain as a better safety net than most people think. Politicians like to get themselves re-elected and promising to reduce or do away with social security is not always the best way of doing that. However, it will undoubtedly be necessary to save more than at present for a comforta...
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