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- Higher life expectancy rates mean that some Gen Zers might be retired for 50 years, says UBS.
- A portfolio needs to beat inflation by 2 percentage points to retire well, the bank said.
- Rising longevity has become of increasing interest to economists in recent years.
Gen Zers could spend up to 50 years in retirement — so they should start investing as soon as possible, according to UBS.
The Swiss bank said that young people will be retired for up to half a century, based on recent Swedish research that argues artificial intelligence could prolong the average lifespan to about 120 years this century.