Tag: aging

For obvious reasons, people who do physically demanding work are prone to injuring themselves on the job and are more likely than office workers to apply for federal disability benefits. But is technology changing this relationship? We know technology has caused a decline in manual labor, and the blue-collar jobs that remain are also easier…
The report’s key findings are: As life expectancy at 65 rises, outliving one’s resources poses a growing challenge. This study explores how people perceive their life expectancy, options for handling longevity risk, and why few insure against it. A survey of investors with over $100,000 in financial assets sheds new light on this topic: About half…