Tag: retirement age

And raising the Full Retirement Age from 67 to 70 would be the worst way to cut them. The American Academy of Actuaries – a group of usually sober and sensible people – recently issued a brief making the case for “Raising the Social Security Retirement Age.” Their argument is straightforward. Social Security is…

The brief’s key findings are: Working longer is a key to retirement security, but recent worsening health trends raise the question of how long people will be able to work. The analysis estimates “working life expectancy” for those over 50 – how long they will be alive, living in the community, and free of disabilities…