Surveys show that many Americans worry that healthcare costs will consumer a large portion of their resources. One reason is that we are exposed to a steady stream of news headlines with daunting forecasts of what you will need to spend over the course of your entire retirement. Fidelity Investments, for example, estimates that a 65-year old couple retiring in 2019 can expect to spend $285,000 on health care and medical expenses throughout retirement. The Employee Benefit Research Institute found that a 65-year-old couple could need nearly $400,000 to meet lifetime expenses in a worst-case scenario.
New guide: The cost of healthcare in retirement
New guide: The cost of healthcare in…
New guide: The cost of healthcare in retirement
Surveys show that many Americans worry that healthcare costs will consumer a large portion of their resources. One reason is that we are exposed to a steady stream of news headlines with daunting forecasts of what you will need to spend over the course of your entire retirement. Fidelity Investments, for example, estimates that a 65-year old couple retiring in 2019 can expect to spend $285,000 on health care and medical expenses throughout retirement. The Employee Benefit Research Institute found that a 65-year-old couple could need nearly $400,000 to meet lifetime expenses in a worst-case scenario.