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Originally Posted by flatbutt

I was freaking out because I'm 68 yo and not sure I can recover from this downturn. I crowd sourced the collective opinion here, which happened to agree with my FA. Selling now is a big ouchy, I'm riding it out.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/1054793-serious-question-stock-market-situation.html

a 68 yr old man can expect to be live for at least another 20 years

don't confuse life expectancy at birth (the usual stat. given in the media) with life expectancy when you are already at age xx

it will vary based on your own genetics, exposure to smokers, other risk factors, etc. -- and also with medical advances (as you well know)