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Investing in a Longer Life, Lived Well

Consider the perfect storm brewing on the retirement planning horizon. A recent Google consumer survey found that 33 percent of Americans have no retirement savings. Another 23 percent have saved less than $10,000. A TIME study showed that...
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Peter W. Mullin

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Aging Populations: A Blessing for Business

The global population age 60-and-over will encompass more than one in five human beings by mid-century, rising from 900 million in 2015 to 2.1 billion in 2050, according to the World Health Organization. Those 60 and older will soon...
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Paul Irving

Senior Advisor, Future of Aging
Paul Irving is a corporate and nonprofit director and advisor to leaders in business, philanthropy, and academia. Irving is a senior advisor at the Milken Institute, a national advisor at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, a national law and consulting firm, and a distinguished scholar-in-residence at the University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology.
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Experienced Talent Can Power Social Change

Attorney, venture capitalist, and Portland native Ken Harris was ripe for retirement—a notion he rejected in favor of working with a nonprofit that could use his expertise. “To me, that’s what life is all about,” said Ken. “What can you do...
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The 8 Challenges of Aging

Global aging and technology innovation are each occurring at an unprecedented rate. The intersection of these two global macro trends creates significant need and opportunity for new products and services to transform and tech-enable the...
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Katy Fike

PhD
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The Key to Ultimate Health: Bioresilience

Let’s envision a model for healthy, functional longevity based on evaluating and improving the body’s bioresilience. Bioresilience is the body’s capacity to respond to stress. One way to visualize bioresilience is to imagine a WeebleTM, the...
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Joon Yun

MD
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Why Don't Businesses Thrill Older Customers?

Global aging has largely been described as a story of more—more years of living and more older adults. Interpreters of this demographic trend rightly describe it as an opportunity for business. Estimates suggest that the 50+ marketplace may...
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Let People Choose How They Age

My mother lived well into her 90’s, beating her life expectancy by almost 40 years. Her generation followed an established life path—work at one job or career until retirement. Then, with your few remaining years, travel and spend time with...
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Joan Ruff

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Learning the Ropes Later in Life

A growing number of people feel like an old carton of milk, with an expiration date stamped on their wrinkled foreheads. One paradox of our time is that Boomers enjoy better health than ever, remain young and stay in the workplace longer...
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Chip Conley

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