Retirement confidence on the rise, finds Aegon

Retirement confidence is on the rise, with more than half of savers yet to retire feeling they will be able to do so comfortably, according to research by Aegon.
The firm's biennial Retirement Confidence Survey - conducted in July - revealed 52% of the 830 respondents felt comfortable about reaching retirement, up from 48% in the previous survey. However, the...
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