That mandatory retirement age may not be cast in stone

06 September 2020 - 00:04 By Wouter Fourie

In the past couple of months, I have met with an inordinate number of men and women who have suddenly found themselves on the doorstep of mandatory retirement. No-one is ever completely ready for retirement, but it seems like there is a new wave of people who are at, or close to, retirement age and who are realising they are not financially ready for it...

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