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Crisis Facing Black Retirees?

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News Headlines: Feb. 7, 2007

Talk About It:
Mellody Hobson: The Looming Retirement Crisis in the African-American Community -- "After struggling so long to join the middle class and fulfill the American dream, millions of African-Americans are at risk of falling behind in their golden years. Ten years of research on the saving and investing habits of African-Americans and Whites who earn at least $50,000 annually show that median savings for Blacks is just $48,000 compared to $100,000 for Whites."

What's the best way to address this issue, as Hobson describes it?

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