God it's years since I've looked at life-tables, but now I need real-life
> skills to compare pension options. (Should I trust my Pensions Advisor?)
>
> Can anyone please advise me:
>
> 1. Which are the best current data for predicting life-expectancies e.g.
> for male aged 65 today, or female aged 58 today?
>
> 2. Any short-cut ways of assessing given capital/income ratios (e.g. swap
> £1000 of capital now for £100 annually till death) to find whether they are
> worthwhile?
>
> 3. Any easy rules-of-thumb like "10% increase in age-specific mortality
> implies x% decrease in life-expectancy"?
>
> Thanks for your help guys. (Any takers for a "Cooperative Retirement Home
> for used Statisticians"?)
>
> --
> Cheers JOHN BIBBY
>
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Cheers JOHN BIBBY
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