People all around the world have retirement anxiety — here’s how to fix it - MarketWatch

When it comes to retirement, the anxiety can be worse than the reality.

At least that’s how retirees and pre-retirees in four countries — the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia felt, according to a research report from Malvern, Penn.-based investment management giant Vanguard Inc. In both the U.S. and Canada, 65% of recent retirees each felt highly satisfied with their financial situations compared with 53% of pre-retirees in the U.S. and 46% in Canada. In the U.K., 78% of recent retirees were highly satisfied with their financial situations, compared with 52% of pre-retirees.