Retirement: Prepare for Longevity

Retirement: Prepare for Longevity
It’s exciting to reimagine our future and find new meaning and purpose in our later years in this era of increased longevity. Olena Yakobchuk/Shutterstock
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By Sandra Block From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance

Follow a local newspaper long enough and you’ll probably come upon a story about a 100-year-old resident who still bowls, goes square dancing twice a week and occasionally enjoys a shot of tequila. About 97,000 Americans are centenarians—100 or older—and a handful of those are supercentenarians—individuals who have celebrated their 110th birthday.