9/19/2014 – What’s the most important ingredient for a happy retirement?
Sep 19, 2014
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According to 81 percent of today’s retirees, the most important ingredient for a happy retirement is good health, outranking financial security, which rang in at 58 percent. Ranking much lower as sources of retirement happiness are:
- Having loving family and friends (36 percent)
- Having purpose (20 percent)
- Trying new things 5 percent)
This is just one of the many helpful insights culled from a recent report titled “Health and Retirement: Planning for the Great Unknown,” a study conducted by Merrill Lynch in collaboration with consulting and research firm Age Wave.
Read the full article by Center on Longevity Research Scholar Steve Vernon at CBS MoneyWatch.
