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The new retirement reality: Should you stay or should you go?

Now we are living longer after we retire, experts argue we need to shift our focus from lifespan to healthspan
The new retirement reality: Should you stay or should you go?

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PICTURE retirement and you’re likely to conjure thoughts of pension pots, carriage clocks and senior citizens enjoying golfing, gardening, and pottering about. But this may not be the case for much longer.

Policymakers are now challenging this stereotype as they consider increasing the retirement age while health experts say some of us might benefit from postponing retirement indefinitely.

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