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When it comes to Americans’ Retirement savings habits, the glass is more than half full: Six out of 10 households in the US had some kind of formal, tax-advantaged retirement saving plan at the end of 2016. That is nearly 77 million people saving for retirement. But the empty part of the glass means Americans could save more and save more effectively. Here are five facts that dig deeper into the US retirement landscape, and remind you of importance of IRAs: