NEW ORLEANS -- Hugh Thompson Jr., a former U.S. Army helicopter pilot who rescued unarmed Vietnamese civilians from his fellow GIs during what became known as the My Lai massacre, died early Friday, his biographer and a hospital spokesman confirmed. He was 62.
Most workers (65 percent) base their retirement date on their eligibility for Medicare at age 65, Towers Watson found. Continuing to work for a company that provides benefits is one of the most cost-effective ways to find health insurance before age 65.
It also fails to incorporate inflation, which can dramatically affect the purchasing power of the retirement savings. 5) You plan to work for 35 years and then retire. You currently have nothing saved toward retirement, but you plan to save 10% of your salary each year for the next thirty years.