Jim said: > Not necessarily their economic future, but certainly how long that > future might be. Most actuaries (at least the ones whose companies' > bottom lines aren't beholden to just a handful of clients) prefer > conservative assumptions simply because we have to make sure you > have enough to live on for many years.
On the other side, what happens if human longevity increases drastically? It annoyed me a little to read recently a projection on the BBC News website that there will be such-and-such a (very large) number of people with dementia by 2050, as if there would be no improved treatments (or even cures) for types of dementia by then. Rich _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
