Resources for Solo-Agers
A solo-ager is often defined as someone who is older, single, living alone, and has no adult children or grandchildren involved in their life.
Recognizing this growing trend, the Society of Actuaries (SOA) Research Institute and the Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER) partnered to produce the Solo-Agers Decision Guide. The Decision Guide is a series of resources designed to help solo-agers understand and plan for decisions they may encounter at different life stages.
To gather further insight into the issues solo-agers face, the SOA Research Institute engaged a market research firm to survey a sample of Americans 50 years old and older who self-identify as solo-agers. Among the objectives of the survey was to explore American solo-agers’ attitudes towards, and changes in, their finances, use of technology, and physical and cognitive abilities as they age. In addition, to understand the extent to which they are using, or anticipate using, a support network as they age.
Results of the survey can be found here: Survey of Financial Perspectives and Retirement Planning for Solo-Agers
Recognizing this growing trend, the Society of Actuaries (SOA) Research Institute and the Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER) partnered to produce the Solo-Agers Decision Guide. The Decision Guide is a series of resources designed to help solo-agers understand and plan for decisions they may encounter at different life stages.
To gather further insight into the issues solo-agers face, the SOA Research Institute engaged a market research firm to survey a sample of Americans 50 years old and older who self-identify as solo-agers. Among the objectives of the survey was to explore American solo-agers’ attitudes towards, and changes in, their finances, use of technology, and physical and cognitive abilities as they age. In addition, to understand the extent to which they are using, or anticipate using, a support network as they age.
Results of the survey can be found here: Survey of Financial Perspectives and Retirement Planning for Solo-Agers