{"id":21136,"date":"2021-05-20T10:50:09","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T10:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smh.group\/?p=21136"},"modified":"2021-05-20T10:50:09","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T10:50:09","slug":"retiring-in-2021-or-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devstagesite.co.uk\/smhgroup\/retiring-in-2021-or-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Retiring in 2021\u2026 or beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A recent survey of people who have or plan to retire in 2021 provides interesting insights, whatever your intended retirement year.<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The average age of people planning to retire in 2021 is 60, according to a recently published survey by investment manager, Standard Life Aberdeen. That is six years before current state pension age, which will rise from 66 to 67 between 2026 and 2028. Those 2021 retirees will, on average, live for another 25 years if they are men, and 28 if they are women, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). A quarter will survive to age 92 and 94, respectively, implying over a third of their life is spent in retirement.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Class of 2021<\/em> report found that 37% of respondents had brought forward their retirement date because of the Covid-19 pandemic \u2013 a reminder of the importance of building flexibility into your retirement planning. Perhaps the acceleration of plans also explains why only about two in five felt very confident they were financially ready to finish working this year. The lack of financial confidence also showed up in other responses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n