Conaway: How long does a million bucks last?
If you want to retire with a view of the Golden Gate Bridge instead of the Hernando DeSoto Bridge, better have plenty of cash stashed away. (AP file/The Daily Memphian file)
Dan Conaway
Dan Conaway is a lifelong Memphian, fascinated and frustrated with his city, but still in love. A columnist since 2010, his distinguished advertising career has branded ribs in the Rendezvous and ducks in The Peabody, pandas in the zoo and Grizzlies in the NBA. Stories in Memphis tend to write themselves. He’s helped a few along. Two book collections of his columns have been published.
A recent study by GoBankingRates found how many years $1 million would last during retirement in 50 of the most populated U.S. cities and, yep, we won this one.
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