Sometime in your 60's or 70's your mortality alarm will go off. Mine went off when I turned age 70 and handed over my retirement planning business to my son and Buckingham Strategic Wealth. Conventional wisdom and practice keeps our inevitable demise and its dimensions off-limits in most day to day conversations. However, when you are in the retirement planning business, the longevity conversation is center-stage when a client asks: "Will my money last as long as I will?" My typical response was: "Are you more concerned about living too long or dying too soon?" Indeed, most of the clients were more concerned about outliving their money and becoming dependent on others. In order to focus the conversation, we suggested that clients go to www.livingto100.com and answer the 40 questions that will suggest your life expectancy. I am am expected to live to 92 and Paula to 105. So at my age 70 and Paula at age 68, we have the potential for 22-...
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