Demystifying health care costs in retirement

Vanguard, Mercer hope to create a planning tool to help savers predict future health care cost risks.

By Nick Thornton | July 02, 2018 at 07:25 AM

Smart people, big numbers

Vanguard partnered with Mercer Planning for Health Care Costs in Retirement health care

$400,000 for food, clothing, and shelter in retirement

retirement savers 401(k) BenefitsPRO related reading: 10 trends in retirement savings behavior: 2018 Godfather of financial wellness analyzes workers' anxieties Employees want financial wellness programs, just don't call them that

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Nick Thornton is a financial writer covering retirement and health care issues for BenefitsPRO and ALM Media. He greatly enjoys learning from the vast minds in the legal, academic, advisory and money management communities when covering the retirement space. He's also written on international marketing trends, financial institution risk management, defense and energy issues, the restaurant industry in New York City, surfing, cigars, rum, travel, and fishing. When not writing, he's pushing into some land or water.

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