This may just be selection bias. Had your father died at age 70, you'd be thinking the reason was he didn't retire early enough. My dad retired at 55 as his h

This may just be selection bias. Had your father died at age 70, you'd be thinking the reason was he didn't retire early enough. My dad retired at 55 as his health began to decline. He's still alive at 78, and there's no way he would have lived this long if he didn't retire when he did.