Excerpt: In 'Baby Boomer Retirement Security: the Roles of Planning, Financial Literacy, and Housing Wealth' (NBER Working Paper 12585), [the authors] explore the links between financial literacy, planning, and retirement saving adequacy. Specifically, the authors ask how financially prepared Baby Boomers are for retirement, whether more financially-literate individuals are more likely to plan for retirement, and whether planning affects wealth accumulation.  MORE >>