When I consider my grandparents' latter years and contrast it with my parents' retirement, I am always staggered at the difference. Their health; their expectation of longer lives; their activity and their wealth in retirement are all very different. Those coming to retirement now will also have a different approach to retirement, reflecting their experiences and position in life. If society is changing at such a fast rate, then the UK needs to update its view about how we are to fund the different phases and needs of our retirement. People in their 50s and 60s face new choices and diff...
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