The end of the 'golden years'

Retirement used to be the reward for a long working life. A time to relax, take up a few hobbies and spend time with your family. However, this is no longer always the case and research is increasingly revealing that without sensible planning, many people are going to endure a long and financially-uncomfortable retirement. The third Real Retirement Report that Aviva published highlights some of the issues that the over-55s are facing. The first major finding of this report is that retirement simply is not a couple of ‘golden years’ tacked on at the end of a busy working life; for some pe...