Here’s a telling fact to digest - from the age of 65 to the end of life, the majority of American women are single, whereas the majority of men are married. What does that mean for women retirees? For one thing, it means that most are not able to take advantage of the old adage “two can live more cheaply than one,”...
New Definition of Retirement?
Sharing the infographic below that details a telling statistic – in the U.S. and abroad, the definition of retirement seems to be shifting. No longer does the majority think that retirement is a full stoppage of work at whatever your target age may be. Rather 55% believe that they will either work part time during their “retired” years (42%) or plan to never stop working (13%)....
Dead Last (…or first depending on how you look at it)
A recent analysis by the Society of Actuaries shows that Americans are expected to have shorter lives compared with citizens in other developed countries. The analysis ranks 14 developed nations in terms of projected period life expectancy of people at age 65, and the U.S. ranks last for females and second to the last for males....