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Most Americans don't understand average lifespan of retirees when planning for retirement
(finance.yahoo.com)
this post was submitted on 26 Aug 2023
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on average in the u.s. a 65 year old man will live to 84 and a 65 year old woman will live to 87
the likelihood of making it to at least 90 are 30% for men and 40% for women
the likelihood of not living beyond 70 is 5-10% for men and <5% for women
there now we're all longevity literate
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