10 Reasons Your Nest Egg Will Never Be Enough for Retirement

Retirement is the payoff at the end of a long career, the end game most workers are striving for.

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Retirement is the payoff at the end of a long career, the end game most workers are striving for. But these days, with corporate pensions disappearing and life spans on the rise, you're likely to be on your own when it comes to building a nest egg that may have to last 30 years or more.

Will you ever save enough to retire comfortably? Most Americans aren’t so sure. Just one in five workers is very confident that he or she will have enough money for a comfortable retirement, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute's 2016 Retirement Confidence Survey.

We talked with financial planners from the Financial Planning Association about the common problems that trip people up on the road to retirement. Here are 10 reasons you might never retire, as well as the steps you can take to avoid these roadblocks.

Rachel L. Sheedy
Editor, Kiplinger's Retirement Report