An Actuary’s Take on Longevity and Early Retirement Story

An Actuary’s Take on Longevity and Early Retirement

As an actuary, the guy practically bathes in numbers. He also spends a lot of time contemplating heartwarming topics like life expectancy and the factors that alter it.

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The Actuary on FIRE is not to be confused with actually on fire; but instead is an actuary with a family on the east coast and he’s revving up his game after a recent financially indolent interlude.

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An Actuary’s Take on Longevity and Early Retirement

How Long Are We Going to Live?

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Future Improvements

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There is no doubt that we are living longer, and this will continue for the foreseeable future, and within a few decades it will be relatively common to live to 100.

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Financial impact of additional years of life

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Financially we have rarely seen such long planning horizons. Companies plan for a few years, governments less than a decade, and insurers and pension funds a few decades.

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An Actuary’s Take on Longevity and Early Retirement

As an actuary, the guy practically bathes in numbers. He also spends a lot of time contemplating heartwarming topics like life expectancy and the factors that alter it.

The Actuary on FIRE is not to be confused with actually on fire; but instead is an actuary with a family on the east coast and he’s revving up his game after a recent financially indolent interlude.

An Actuary’s Take on Longevity and Early Retirement

How Long Are We Going to Live?

Future Improvements

There is no doubt that we are living longer, and this will continue for the foreseeable future, and within a few decades it will be relatively common to live to 100.

Financial impact of additional years of life

Financially we have rarely seen such long planning horizons. Companies plan for a few years, governments less than a decade, and insurers and pension funds a few decades.

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