Britons display "worryingly" low levels of optimism towards preparing for retirement and possess a gloomier outlook than their counterparts across the Atlantic, a study suggests.
Sun Life Financial of Canada's ‘Unretirement Index' measures UK consumer attitudes towards retirement and compares them against others around the globe. It asked more than 1,200 UK adults to rank their hopes for retirement between 0 and 100, with 100 representing ‘extreme optimism' and the expectation of a ‘perfect retirement at the perfect time'. Britons registered at 35, lower than both Americans (46) and Canadians (51). Sun Life polled more than 6,000 people globally. Sun Life spokesman Mark Stopard says: "Britain currently lags behind the other countries in the study with a rat...
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