4 Stocks to Keep You Invested After Retirement

For many Americans, retirement represents the finish line. The point at which they can put their feet up, throw their alarm clock out, and not have a care in the world. But for many, this dream ignores two very key components: increasing life expectancies and a potentially insufficient nest egg.

Since 1970, the average life expectancy in the U.S. has increased by eight years to 78.8 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It means today's retirees can often expect that they'll need their retirement money to last in the neighborhood of one decade longer than their grandparents' generation did. Without the proper planning, they could run out of money. By a similar token, some seniors are entering retirement with far too little saved.

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