Human Growth and Development / Unit 16 HGD 2278 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Deciding to Retire
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The idea
The average US retirement age is about sixty-four, with twelve to fifteen years of life expectancy beyond it, and many adults over fifty worry about having enough saved.
In practice
A sixty-two-year-old weighing health, savings and a spouse's plans before setting a date.
Where people slip
An amendment to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act in nineteen eighty-six eliminated mandatory retirement for most workers.
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