Retirement Age

A Worldwide Worry

If you’re worried about saving enough for retirement, you’ve got company all over the world. A new survey shows that even workers in countries with strong social safety nets fret over their financial futures. ING surveyed almost 15,000 people in Europe, the U.S., and Australia, and found the majority worry whether they’ll have enough money in retirement….

Income, Not Age

You can’t just stop working at 60, 65 or even 70 without a retirement income plan to pay your bills. Seems simple enough. Still, it surprises me how few people who seek our help with retirement planning have a budget prepared or a retirement income plan in place....

On the Job Longer

The average retirement age for both men and women in America has steadily risen in the past 2+ decades (see chart below). The difference being that, while women’s average retirement age has trended upward for all 53 years covered in the chart, men’s retirement age had been declining until the 1980s, where it leveled off for some years before starting to increase a decade later....