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ng, followed by a comfortable, dignified retirement., I’m optimistic that we can find meaningful ways to address America’s retirement challenges. , Like millions of Americans reaching the retirement threshold today, these retirees are discovering that they either didn’t save enough or failed to plot a strategy for turning their savings into income.

ological change have all challenged us in ways we couldn’t have imagined five years ago., In this landscape, countries with strong pension funds have a decided advantage—and Canada is among them. , Indeed, patterns of aging suggest nations will face vastly different challenges in the years ahead.

rom the flu., Health-care stakeholders are seeking quality health outcomes, improved patient satisfaction, and lower costs. , People’s wallets are saying it’s time. Right now, there is a powerful shift toward consumerism happening in health care. Will it be powerful enough for us to jump from tolerant patients to informed shoppers? I believe it will.

., We are on the way to changing the paradigm of getting sick and quickly accumulating diseases later in life. , A growing number of aging’s biological changes, or hallmarks, can be targeted by drugs and other technologies to improve both life span and health span (the time we remain in good condition).

nded us how the poorest people tend to suffer most from a public health crisis and economic disruption., By collaborating to amplify, index, and clarify the data we can inspire action with lasting results. , All this makes financial inclusion the cause of our time.

epared for a growing, aging population., Now is the time to seize the opportunity to reimagine care for older adults, offering more choices in how they receive care and thrive later in life. , What Did We Explicitly Learn From the Pandemic? We need to simplify a somewhat broken, complex system and offer care coordination. Access to care in the home is insufficient., Next Steps: Creating a ‘System’ That Supports Aging Simplify the complex health system. Each state should develop a Master Plan for Aging.

cial condition., Imagine no more retirees living in poverty, no more low-income retiree households, and the promise of a future where older adults are not forced to make impossible trade-offs among the necessities of life. ,

sia-Pacific this , Estimates indicate that, by 2050, one in four people in Asia-Pacific will be over 60 years old. , Stressed Systems Asia-Pacific is a diverse region of varied communities, customs, and capital markets. No one-size-fits-all approach exists for providing retirement security, and the varied retirement systems in Asia-Pacific underscore this.

gating complex and disconnected health-care systems in support of a loved one., We know with certainty that connected care at home is the future. , Design principles play a crucial role in creating a home environment that meets both the needs and preferences of older adults and enables them to remain in their communities.

the living environment can produce sustainable healthy habits and better outcomes, lower health-care costs, and increased economic returns., The key to the success in all of these cites involved a paradigm shift. , Effective community-wide designs focus on:

the shifting longevity landscape. In the US, life expectancy at birth is approximately 79 years, according to the National Center for Health Statistics., It is a risky strategy to plan only for necessary retirement finances up to an ‘average’ life expectancy., The typical inputs to generic financial planning tools include: Gender Genetics/DNA  Smoking/alcohol/lifestyle habits Weight Exercise habits