b'ROI Looking fowardTHE PRESSURE ON AN INDIVIDUALS PERSONAL FINANCES AS THEY AGE IS A REAL THINGrecordnumbersofpeopleagedover60A little while ago, I interviewed 76 year old JackSo maybe we should all be a little bit more continue to work and earn an income. This is,Cowin, creator of Hungry Jacks in Australia.likeCowin.Thereisnoretirementmind-in many cases, by desire as it is by necessity.Mr Cowin just invested $20 million in a jointset. Even at 66, a 20 year investment should Many people want to work and earnandventure with the CSIRO to create meat-freebe considered (as compared with too many there is no need for them to stop. hamburgerpatties.Thatinvestmentwasallpeople who keep their money in short-term about a vision he has of the world in 2050 investments. just in case).If I consider many of the wealthiest Australianswhen he will potentially be 107. Its all aboutAnd the final pointenjoy your life when and while I have interviewed over the years, many arethe world population rising from 7.5 billion toyou can. Speed bumps in their 70s or beyond. The easy examples11 billion people and his view that cows are anin the economy or in to think of are Rupert Murdoch, Frank Lowy,inefficient method of creating protein. confidence should Harry Triguboff, and Gerry Harveybut thereBut any suggestion from me that he will be 107beconsidered are dozens more. None of these are retired.by the time this vision is played out holds nojust that.Indeedtheverythoughtofstoppingworktruck for Cowinwhos attitude is that everyKeeplooking would be an affront for them. It is what theyperson, no matter their agehave to look toforward. Thats do, it is what drives them into old age. the future. the message.URBANDRIVER27'