Living with longevity
December 11, 2013 by Michael K. Stanley
Since the global financial crisis of 2007/2008 there has been much academic debate about how Americans will retire and the repercussions that certain modifications in retirement planning will have on the industry and the country as a whole.
It seems the financial crisis and the havoc it wreaked on peoples’ retirement savings across the country was the type of seminal event that prompts introspection and retrospection by individuals and professionals alike; placing retirement — and the industry that facilitates the process — under a microscope, scouring for competencies and inefficiencies.
And while much attention has surrounded the droves of baby boomers who will be retiring soon, very little has been given to those seniors currently in retirement and those pre-retirees right on the cusp. Click here to read…