Amidst the joy of Spring weather, Easter and Passover, the Wall Street Journal featured the repercussions of retirement, prompting Baby Boomers to chant again, “Hell no, we won’t go!” Why? The risk of dying within five years of retirement is nearly 10% for men, not working, and 5% for women, not working. “Retirees become sedentary and watch too much television. They eat too much. They drink too much. They smoke too much. Without the...

The Wall Street Journal yesterday published a section on “The Case Against Retirement”. It’s a must read because it outlines two primary statistics against hanging up your spurs. The first is that retirement may be bad for your health, and it may even kill you because retirees tend to indulge in unhealthy behaviors. But more importantly, without the fulfillment of work and the camaraderie in the work environment, retirees risk becoming...