As we have reported many times before, Hispanics are an extremely vulnerable population when it comes to retirement security. Just 10 percent of the 50.5 million Hispanics living in the United States have an individual retirement account. They may be the largest minority population in the United States, but Hispanics are also the least likely [...]
Last week marked the final day of Hispanic Heritage Month, a 30 day celebration of the history and culture of the Hispanic community. Though it rightly provides an occasion to honor the past contributions made by the community, it’s just as important to ensure that Hispanic Americans look toward a future worthy of that proud [...]
Retirement security is in a state of peril across the nation, but some individuals seem to be in greater danger than others. One of the groups that have been hit practically hard is Hispanic Americans. Although Hispanics in America hold a diverse range of jobs, they are more heavily concentrated in jobs that lack traditional [...]
As we have mentioned in the past, there are unique challenges to saving for retirement faced by minority communities, particularly Hispanics. Today, a front page story in The New York Times reports on the results of a Pew Foundation poll showing that Hispanics, of all ethnic groups, have been hit hardest by the recent economic [...]
As recent surveys and reports reveal, saving for retirement isn’t exactly the easiest thing for anyone right now. With the country still not fully recovered from the recession, it is hard for the average worker to save for retirement. Add in falling wages for some workers and fewer retirement savings options, and planning for your [...]
There was a great piece in today’s Orlando Sentinel authored by Brent A. Wilkes, the national executive director of the League of United Latin American Citizens. Check it out: Many hispanics face obstacles in retirement planning By Brent A. Wilkes12:00 a.m. EDT, June 13, 2011 The Orlando Sentinel Over the past several decades, many Hispanic-Americans [...]
