Is It OK for 1 Spouse to Do All the Retirement Saving?
Over a quarter of U.S. households containing two or more people survive on a single income, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Apart from increasing the financial pressures on the worker, having a sole breadwinner also leads to some unique retirement planning concerns for married couples, including where they're going to keep their nest egg.
There's nothing technically wrong with having the household's breadwinner keep all the couple's savings in their retirement account. But whether it's wise depends on the couple's marriage and finances more than anything.
Source Fool.com