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Biggest Worry About Retiring? Running Out of Money
July 23, 2025 -- Almost two thirds of Americans have this understandable fear- that they will live longer than their money lasts. According to the Morningstar Center for Retirement & Policy Studies, 45% of Americans who retire at 65 have an increased risk of running out of retirement savings before they die. The basic problem is that most people haven't…...
Top Retirement Towns
Denver, Colorado, the "Mile High City", offers just about every type of living arrangement, recreational opportunity, and cultural program that an active adult could want. All of this is in an unusually beautiful setting with the Rocky Mountains towering overhead. The City and the County of Denver has over 715000 residents (2020), and about 2.4 million in the Denver-Aurora metropolitan…...
Melbourne is a vigorous retirement community of 84,678 (2020 census ), located mid-way down the east coast of Florida. Its redevelopment efforts have resulted in a revitalized and growing community. After the Civil War, Melbourne was founded by former slaves. The first school in Melbourne was built in 1883 and is now part of the Florida Tech campus. Many high-tech…...
Oak Ridge is a town of about 29,000 people that is west of Knoxville in eastern Tennessee. Oak Ridge is famous for being home to the Manhattan Project in WWII. The Oak Ridge National Laboratories are a major employer in the region. Retirees here enjoy terrific recreational opportunities in the nearby mountains. A reflection of the community is the fact…...
Casa Grande (Spanish for big house), is a town of 55,653 residents and located in Pinal County, Arizona, between Phoenix and Tucson. Many residents work in either Phoenix or Tucson, and the growing city has seen a 132% growth in population since 2000, with the median age 38 years. Casa Grande offers a historic downtown with shops, restaurants, and events.…...