If there's one thing that characterized the economic downturn of 2008-2009, it was fear: fear that we'd lost our retirement savings, fear that we would lose our jobs, fear that America's economic strength was eroding and would never return. But according to a new survey from Country Financial, that fear is fading quickly. Americans' economic security has risen for three straight months, and
The biggest factors:
* 50 percent of Americans said they were able to set aside money for savings, the highest that figure has been in three years.
* 58 percent say they are confident in their ability to retire comfortably.
* 80 percent said they're confident in their ability to pay their debts, the highest such number since October 2008.
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