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The shifting global landscape for retirement | State Street
Around the world, retirement systems reflect a patchwork of approaches to funding, risk-sharing and governance, underscoring the widespread demand for financial services to support people’s lifestyles and goals as they leave the workforce. Global trends and economic linkages are shaping the supply and demand of capital and liquidity for current and future retirees — and those dynamics are in flux. To understand this vast yet intricate picture, we begin with a framework of the key macro forces reshaping retirement systems around the world and lay out our methodology for analyzing the impacts of these forces. Next, we evaluate the effects on comparative retirement systems. Finally, we lay out an ecosystem view to identify both the stakeholders affected and opportunities emerging for the financial services industry. Our country sample While the macro forces we identify in our analysis are global, their impact crucially depends on the design of national retirement systems. We have chosen a sample of 15 countries from three major regions: the Americas, APAC, and EU plus broader regions. Within these regions, we selected a diverse mix of nine mature economies including the US, Canada, Japan, Australia, the UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Norway. In addition, we picked five emerging economies from Central and South America including Chile, Mexico, and Colombia as well as two from the Middle East, the UAE, and the KSA to round out our regional view. Five forces reshaping the retirement landscape There are myriad macro forces at work today that are impacting retirement systems in some way. These include changing demographics, longevity and health trends, the nature of work, widening income gaps, rising health care and housing costs, government debt, technological innovation, shifting economic fundamentals, and financial asset performance. To examine which of these are most relevant, we draw on State Street’s economic analysis, which identifies five key forces reshaping the global economy.1 These forces are persistent and observable drivers of retirement system change across markets, informed by long-term monitoring of demographic, fiscal, technological and labor market trends. Applied to retirement, they define the main categories of macro forces impacting retirement systems: 1. Demographic: Including aging demographics and evolving social structures 2. Health and Longevity: Including longevity, wellness and long-term care 3. Socioeconomic: Includ...
Is FIRE Feasible? Explaining The "Financial Independence, Retire Early ...
One high‑profile case is a couple — Kristy Shen and Bryce Leung — who retired in their early 30s after building a portfolio based on low‑cost index funds and aggressive savings.
10 Best Countries for Americans to Retire in 2026
The 10 best countries for Americans to retire in include Spain, Portugal, and Costa Rica according to data from our Global Intelligence Unit's Retirement Index for US Citizens. These nations provide their residents with a mix of accessible healthcare, affordable living, and high quality of life. Our guide breaks down the best countries for Americans to retire, the visas available, and the ...
