33% of Japan’s population is above the age 60, 25.9% are 65 or above, 12.5% aged 75 or above. This is due to many interesting factors (see links below) but it means that Japan needs to raise its retirement age to 77! The percentage of seniors in Japan who want to work past age 60 exceeds… [Read More]
Who plans to retire?
‘Almost half of full-time workers aged 50-64 plan to retire between ages 65-69’ According to a 2015 AARP survey of full-time workers aged 50-64, “the most popular age for [projected] retirement falls between 65-69 (45%). The balance of respondents are split between retiring early, before the age of 65 (23%), or late, at 70+ (26%). Very… [Read More]
Not Retired: Bettee de Groote
Bettee de Groote is in her mid seventies but nothing daunts her, including tackling digital challenges head on. Here is her story. ‘After a high-powered job in Johannesburg with all the trimmings such as international travel, a personal assistant, vehicle, the lot, I, together with my husband, moved to the Cape, basically to get away… [Read More]
