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The episode discusses the importance of health span versus life span in enjoying a healthy retirement with insights from Dr. Philip Snyder.

Chris’s Summary Jim and I are joined by Dr. Philip Snyder, in what we hope is his first appearance of many, as we discuss what a healthy retirement requires. In this episode we discuss health span versus life span, or how long a person stays vibrant and independent versus how long they simply live. grounded in the idea that a retirement plan is not only about how long money lasts but how long someone is healthy enough to enjoy it Jim’s “Pithy” Summary Chris and I are joined by Dr. Philip Snyder as we dig into what a healthy retirement actually means. We say it all the time on this show – we’re not getting younger, stronger, or healthier – but most retirement plans are built around all your retirement years being the same. Maybe only five, eight, or ten of them will be your go-go year where you can truly enjoy spending. That is exactly why we wanted a physician in this conversation who, for the record, genuinely geeks out on retirement. Dr. Snyder puts some real numbers around how long the average person stays vibrant and independent and how those numbers compare to average lifespan. That gap has direct implications for how you think about…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jim Saulnier, Chris Stein

Guest: Dr. Philip Snyder

Topics covered

• healthy retirement
• health span
• life span
• retirement planning
• vibrancy in retirement

Keywords

• retirement
• health span
• life span
• vibrancy
• retirement planning

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