News Headlines: Feb. 7, 2007
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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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