One in ten fortysomething couples have 'never talked retirement'

The insurer found 11% of couples had avoided the subject altogether, while 19% had not discussed their plans in the last five years. Only one in ten couples over 40 have seen a financial adviser jointly in the past five years to discuss their retirement. The research results show that avoiding discussions around retirement led to a mismatch in how much money each half of a couple expects to live on in retirement. When asked separately to estimate the couple's expected joint retirement income, men said £35,100 on average and women £32,000. However, it is not just retirement plann...