“However, with a longer lifespan, as we near retirement, we have a few snags. One is that our resources are finite — we only have so much money to provide income — but our lifespans can be unpredictably long, perhaps longer than our resources allow. Also, longer lives don’t seem to equate with healthier lives. The longer you live, the more you will need to spend in health care, even discounting long-term care needs like nursing homes. To underscore this point, one study found healthy people spend more money over the course of retirement than the unhealthy.” - Patrick Marcell Author