Kelly Ferrin

As the year comes to a close, many of us often use this time to reflect on our lives, accomplishments, missteps and what’s next. Having spent the last 40+ years in the field of aging, I can’t help but look at the amazing changes that have occurred and be grateful for the opportunity I’ve had […]

In my last blog we addressed this new phenomenon of living to 100 and that the majority of Americans said doing so was one of their goals. While it’s certainly good news that so many people are interested in potentially living this long, the bad news occurs if you aren’t prepared to do so. Statistically,

As we’ve discussed many times here, aging is definitely changing. And as a result, more and more people are intrigued with this new longevity and the possibility of living long. But can we, or should we really plan to live to 100 … and if so, how? While longevity is truly one of, if not

A recent Time magazine poll reports that approximately one in four Americans say they don’t plan to ever retire.  Clearly the Rolling Stones are a great example of this but believe it or not, they’re also playing a role in helping fans better prepare for this new ‘retirement’ life phase by not only serving as

After last month’s blog celebrating ‘America’s Amazing Super Seniors’, today we return to the Wealthspan focus of Longevity Planning to address the financial aspects of preparing for this new retirement. We left off discussing the fact that while the majority of Americans are concerned about the financial realities of living long, people don’t seem to

As I sit down to write this blog the day before the Fourth of July, it seems appropriate to break from the norm of our on-going Longevity Planning series to celebrate America and today’s amazing ‘Super Seniors’ who are not only redefining aging — but embracing what America represents by continuing to inspire others through

As we continue our discussion on the three aspects of Longevity Planning: Lifespan – the role of living long; Healthspan – how we’ll be here long; today we’ll begin to address Wealthspan, the financial focus of this new longevity. While all three of these aspects work in tandem, the financial ramifications of this new longevity

Continuing our discussion of Healthspan, the second of three primary focuses on Longevity Planning/Management, being May is Older Americans month, today we’ll address the role we play in living long and living well by rethinking longevity in entirely new and different ways. Let’s start off by asking, ‘Who’s Afraid of Growing Old?’ In my speaking

As we left off in my last blog, the majority of Americans would love to live to 100 … IF they have their health and if they have their wealth. Today we’ll expand on this by addressing the second of the three primary focuses of Longevity Planning/Management: Healthspan, how we’ll be here long … not

As we continue with this Longevity Planning/Management Series, today we will expand on a couple of the Lifespan statistics addressed in my last Blog — specifically, the financial effect of increased longevity. While we’ve done a fabulous job increasing longevity over the last 20-30 years in this country, i.e. the 85+ population is the fastest