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A secure retirement portfolio acts like a health shield, calming market anxiety that can actually shorten life expectancy

July 2, 2026, 8:06 a.m. ET

Money stress and anxiety in retirement can adversely affect your life expectancy. So it’s important that a path to financial security be a crucial part of your retirement-portfolio planning.

That’s the implication of a study circulating in academic circles, entitled “The Effect of Annuities on Longevity.” Lifetime annuities provide guaranteed income until the annuitant dies, and therefore “shield retirees from income uncertainty and the stress associated with market fluctuations,” the study said.

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Want to live longer in retirement? This one money move could add years to your life.

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