Boomers Forced to Retire Face Unexpected Challenges  During the
financial crisis, many people vowed they would never retire, and
now they are. What changed?  Couple Standing Outside House With
Real Estate Sign  Planning for retirement? If you are not, you
should be. What's becoming increasingly clear in the post-
financial-crisis economy is that many people are unable to plan
just when or how they'll leave the workforce.  In the midst of
the financial crisis, baby boomers responded to money pressures
by vowing not to retire, and some forecasts saw the post-55 work
segment poised for huge growth. Pew Research reported in 2009
that 60 percent of people nearing retirement planned to work
through retirement age. Other studies put that figure as high as
80 percent as the financial crisis raged.   [See: 6 Ways
Retiring Can Be More Affordable.]  The reason they are retiring?
A majority of those polled say it was job loss or health-related
issues. Still, many older workers say retirement is not a term
they like, and m