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Browsing Retirement

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Health, Wellness & Sport

Stat: America enters its unretirement era

The dream of retirement is slipping out of reach as rising living costs push older Americans back into the workforce.

Photography by Askar Abayev
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Health, Wellness & Sport

Spain opens first LGBT retirement home for those closeted under Franco

Spain has opened its first retirement home dedicated to LGBT residents, offering a safe and inclusive space for those who lived through the repression of Francisco Franco’s dictatorship.

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Food & Drink

The Space: Taco Bell’s The Cantinas offers a taste of early retirement

Taco Bell is redefining retirement with the launch of The Cantinas, an early retirement community experience which opened in San Diego, California, on 17–18 August.

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Fragmenting Societies

Stat: US Gen Z’s bold early retirement plans clash with realities

A 2024 YouGov survey has uncovered a stark disparity between the early retirement aspirations of American Gen Z and the sobering realities they may face.

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Marketing & Branding

Boomers Now and Next: From Ageing to Becoming

There is an upcoming milestone in the Boomers’ generational journey. By 2030 they will all have reached the average Western retirement age of 65, supercharging a wider re-assessment of later life purpose along the way.

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Diverging Demographics

Stat: Gen X expect to keep working longer than they planned

Retirement expectations in America are undergoing a seismic shift, with Gen X (born between 1965 and 1980) becoming the first cohort to navigate retirement under a new paradigm.

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Culture & Media

Xbox gaming links older generations with family

The gaming brand is offering Xbox consoles to retirement communities across the UK in a bid to boost connections between retirees and their family members.

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Climate Adaptation and Resource Scarcity

Stat: Covid-19 inspires later retirement among Britons

Older workers are planning to retire later than previously intended, amid financial concerns and changing work patterns.

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Climate Adaptation and Resource Scarcity

Stat: People consider age as an employability barrier

In a recent global poll of more than 20,000 respondents across 28 countries, Ipsos reports that people, on average, said they need to work until age 59 before they could retire.