Skip to navigationSkip to main contentSkip to right columnADVERTISEMENTChris MorrisSat, September 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM GMT+2 4 min readGarun.Prdt/ShutterstockAmericans are feeling less confident about retirement these days.The new Retirement Confidence Survey from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) finds that the number of workers who feel confident they will have enough money to live comfortably through their retirement has fallen by six percentage points to 61% in the last year.Must ReadJeff Bezos backs a platform that lets anyone invest in rental homes for as little as $100 — 6 ways to build wealth like a landlord without actually being oneDave Ramsey warns nearly 50% of Americans are making 1 big Social Security mistake.