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People are more prepared for retirement than they were seven years ago, according to a recent study by the Employee Benefits Research Institute (EBRI), one of the major think tanks in the retirement space. EBRI compared its 2010 Retirement Readiness Rating with a similar rating it did in 2003. While anywhere from 43 to 47 percent of adults aged 36 to 62 are at risk of not having enough money for retirement, the comparable percentages in 2003 ranged from nearly 55 to 59 percent. The main cause of the improvement, EBRI said, was the 2006 Pension Protection Act, which requires the automatic enrollment of employees in 401(k) plans unless they opt out of the programs.
