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Ensuring a healthy retirement means saving for both expected and unexpected costs — and the bills are going to be high.
A 65-year-old couple retiring in 2022 can anticipate spending $315,000 in health and medical expenses throughout their retirement, according to Fidelity Investments’ Retiree Health Care Cost Estimate report. Single women are anticipated to spend $165,000 throughout retirement, and men will spend an average of $150,000.
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