Why the collapse of Lehman affects your pension According to the Social Security Administration, 25% of Americans who reach age 65 will live at least another 25 years to age 90. Considering similar standards of living in other developed countries, it is safe to assume that this statistic applies to a great number of us in the West. This raises the question of whether each one of us has saved enough to support us when we retire. Excessive leverage in the banking systems of the