Baby boomers urged to keep working as 70 declared ‘the new 50’

They say 60 is the new 40 - I took that to an extreme

It’s natural to become a little more cautious as we age, and yet the “silver travel boom” suggests that plenty of people are doing everything they can to seek out new experiences, rather than retreating to the fire with slippers and pipe. A report this week from the IMF declared “the seventies are the new fifties” and that those in older age are often far more mentally and physically active; a person who is 70 in 2022 had the same cognitive abil…

Baby boomers urged to stay in work as ‘70 is the new 50’

The IMF found that people in their 70s in 2022 had the same cognitive and physical function as people in their 50s in 2000

Back to work grandad - IMF says retire later

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has ignited a global debate on the age of retirement, which could evolve into us all having to work until we are seventy or more. Their argument is that ’70 is the new 50’ due to improved health and cognitive abilities among older populations. In its report, ‘Rise of the Silver Economy’, the IMF highlights that people aged 70 in 2022 exhibit the same… Source

Fury as baby boomers ordered to work into their 70s - 'the new 50'

People in their seventies are as fit and sharp as those in their fifties 25 years ago, the IMF says.

Baby boomers told to get back to work as IMF calls for pension age rise to boost economy: '70 is new 50!'

Baby boomers told to get back to work as IMF calls for pension age rise to boost economy: '70 is new 50!' - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is calling on baby boomers to get back to work and postpone accessing their pension savings, declaring that "70s are the new 50s"

Baby boomers urged to keep working as 70 declared ‘the new 50’

Older people sharper and stronger than they were 25 years ago, IMF says