•September 23, 2015•

It turns out a good source for retirement income for today’s kids in Illinois may be right under their pillows.

According to a new analysis by Delta Dental of Illinois, if today’s six-year-olds in Illinois invest all the money they receive from the Tooth Fairy, they could be sitting on a combined total of roughly $1.9 billion by the time they reach 67, the traditional retirement age.

“That could mean a whopping $14,000 per child when current 6-year-olds in Illinois hit retirement age if the child invests all of his or her Tooth Fairy gifts,” says Karyn Glogowski, vice president of sales for Delta Dental of Illinois.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.