2y ago

Most Americans don't understand average lifespan of retirees when planning for retirement

finance.yahoo.com

Most Americans don't understand this key metric when planning for retirement

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It's not just about the years spent in retirement, but what you're doing. This is something I heard from a financial advisor - Retirement happens in phases.
Go-go phase. Years spent in relatively good health. Add extra budget for travel or big-ticket items to enjoy, like an RV.
Slow-go phase. Staying close to home, maybe spending time with grandkids. Increased medical bills.
No-go phase. No travel, but largest medical bills.
This graphic has the info you're looking for: graph
- Holy smokes, only 30% of 65yo men live to be 90. For some reason I thought it was higher.
- Thanks for sharing!
I gave up after looking for a clear answer after a few minutes. They really buried the lead.
- The history of the phrase bury the lede is fascinating. Especially the part where they started spelling it wrong on purpose.
  
  Interesting! Thanks for sharing!
- Thought it was lead for the longest time too
  
  According to the article linked by @JWBananas, lead is correct. Printers changed it to lede in order to avoid confusion with another tool called a lead in the printing context.
- Not rocket science for sure.
  I was just looking for some content to keep this community active.
  As always, PF is usually about people asking for advice, in the meantime we are stuck with this kind of articles.
  Feel free to share any interesting article if you have any
For most Americans, there is no such thing as retirement.
One thing nobody points out is that those last 5+ years of your life, your health will probably be failing, physically and maybe mentally. If someone has to take over your finances and they aren't financially literate, your money will run out a lot sooner.
I'm not talking about someone stealing your money(which does happen), but someone who means well, but just makes bad decisions. There's no easy fix for it, but a living will helps.
Can someone define this word for me?
"Retiree"?
- Someone who has stopped working for good because of old age
  
  Nah, age has nothing to do with it. It's merely someone who has stopped working because they no longer need an income to support themselves for the rest of their life.
  
  I would say someone who stopped working for their primary income. Some folks still work for the social aspect or to live a bit comfier. Typically I think those folks do far fewer hours though.

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