Redefining Aging: Why Words Matter

About this episode

This episode discusses how language influences retirement planning with insights from experts in the field.

In this episode of the BISA Portfolio Podcast guest host LeAnn Rummel, president and CEO at Cetera Investment Services, talks with Lisa D’Ambrosio of MIT AgeLab and Alex Samoila of MassMutual Strategic Distributors about MassMutual Strategic Distributors' research on how language shapes retirement planning. Listen in for insights on: Why the words people use to describe “life after career” reveal hopes, fears, and priorities beyond financial projections.How generational and gender differences...

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Host: LeAnn Rummel

Guests: Lisa D’Ambrosio, Alex Samoila

Topics covered

• aging
• retirement planning
• language
• generational differences
• gender differences

Keywords

• aging
• retirement
• language
• financial planning
• generational differences
• gender differences

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cetera Investment Services, MIT AgeLab, MassMutual Strategic Distributors

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