UK retirees outlive their savings by a decade, finds World Economic Forum
People retiring in the UK will on average outlive their pension savings by 10 years, according to research by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
In its report published yesterday (13 June) - Investing in (and for) our future - the not-for-profit organisation found the average British woman will outlive her savings by 12.6 years, while this rested...
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