If you’re retired, you enjoy good news in that you’ll probably live longer and perhaps better that your parents and grandparents did. The bad news: You’ll live a longer and perhaps more expensive life, too. You face decisions your parents or grandparents likely didn’t face before you. This means every year you need to realistically estimate your life-expectancy to ensure the foundation for your retirement (which might include years of less-than-great-health). Let’s say you are 58 – you need to plan for the next 37 years – more than a third of your life. Learn more