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21 Critical Retirement Questions Answered One at a Time by Gene Offredi CFP© RFC

Today people are living longer than ever. Many people live a quarter of their life in retirement.

How Retirement has Changed


Q #2: “Isn’t another change the length of retirements? How long of a retirement should I plan for?”

Yes. Today people are living longer than ever. Many people live a quarter of their life in retirement. Retirements today often last 20, 25, 30 years or more. In some cases, the years spent in retirement even surpass the years spent working. And your life expectancy increases as you age.

Write down the number of years you plan to live in retirement. Be realistic:     

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