Speaking recently with peers in Singapore, I was struck to learn 70 percent of workers surveyed in Asia-Pacific this year believe their financial position is preventing them from retiring at their target age. It was another reminder that...

During the past two years, the Milken Institute has focused on how Americans manage lifetime financial security leading to a financially secure retirement. The Institute has delved into this topic by conducting research, meeting with...

The pandemic revealed—if anyone hadn’t noticed—that millions of Americans live in a precarious financial condition. And, as if policymakers didn’t already know, the pandemic underscored the fact that the majority of Americans are...

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...

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...

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...

“Best Cities for Successful Aging“ evaluates 381 U.S. metropolitan areas to determine how well they serve the needs of the nation’s growing population of mature adults, enabling them to age productively, securely, and in optimal health...

This report explains the many physical and cognitive benefits that older people gain when they provide service to others, and the broad social and economic opportunities that derive from their contributions as they age with purpose. “The...