The End of Retirement

For more than 25 years, the Trends editors have argued that the lifecycle adopted by the Greatest Generation and Silent Generation was not sustainable. The idea of a passive retirement at 60 or 65 no longer made sense when average lifespans extended into the late 80s and even the 90s. What are the numbers telling us now? How will we transition to a new and sustainable generational lifecycle? What should each of us do to make the most of the situation? We’ll show you some of the evolving possibilities.