Life Expectancies & Retirement Planning

Life Expectancies & Retirement Planning

When it comes to planning for retirement, the length of the planning horizon (i.e., life expectancy) stands apart from the many other assumptions required in the modeling process. Life expectancy is defined as the average number of years a person can expect to live at a given age. The specific issue for planning is something called longevity risk, or the possibility an individual will live to such an advanced age that they will deplete their retirement savings and be forced to rely solely on Social Security and Medicare for their expenses.

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NCAA Rules Change

NCAA Rules Change

On June 30th, 2021 groundbreaking news broke from NCAA board of Directors. The NCAA announced they would be lifting restrictions on athletes receiving payments based on their name, image, and likeness (NIL). For decades we have seen athletes suspended for this behavior, notably Reggie Bush, Todd Gurley, and Johnny Manziel. Now, the NCAA has flipped the script and has effectively turned these amateur athletes into professionals.

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