I started retirement with $3 million. Now I’m 89 and down to $2 million. What if I get sick?
THE SO WHAT
Long-term care risk is blowing up even seemingly large retirement balances—$3 million to $2 million over a late-life window is a real burn. Fintech and benefits operators should assume customers will need products that explicitly hedge health and care shocks, not just market volatility.
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