Six good reasons why we should not retire

The financial argument for continuing to work has been front and center recently. Successful people have seldom chosen retirement when they turn 65. Continuing to work keeps people engaged and requires learning new skills. Changing the “65-and-out” way of thinking is helped by greater social acceptance of an extended working role for older people. Here are 6 good reasons we should not to retire:

1. There is no physical reason to retire.
2. Continued work can support better physical and mental health.
3. Well-being and happiness are boosted when people are engaged in challenging and meaningful activities.
4. Older people have vast experience and mentoring skills that can enrich the workplace experiences of younger workers.
5. Declining numbers of younger workers will raise the need to retain older employees in the workforce.
6. We need and like the money, and shorter retirements sharply cut the risk we will outlive our savings and investments.