A 65-year-old or younger person today can expect to live another 19 to 21.5 years, on average, according to the U.S. Social Security Administration. A third of them will hit age 90 and some beyond age 95.
Financial planners have taken note of the trend and adjusted their guidance accordingly. “It’s not odd in this day and age for someone to live to 100,” say modern-day financial planners. Remember, Adam was 112 when he had his first child. Male nutritionists are still trying to figure out what was in that apple he ate.
Societies around the world are aging. But medical science health professionals are also propagating the possibility of living to 100 years (without a chance to get a second opinion).
Now, this is pretty amazing when you consider that not long ago our stooped, asthmatic Victorian forbears seldom lived past age 40. (And who could blame them, given the lack of indoor plumbing?)
The real question is: How do you know what your chances are for a longer life?
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