ER Doc Advisor - Financial Planning & Taxes for Emergency Physicians

EP 192: How Long Will You Live?

There’s been a recent uptick in longevity protocols, research, medicine. There’s a lot of bio-hacking methods like fasting, ice baths, grounding, avoiding microplastics and other forever chemicals – basically it’s a hot topic and it’s exciting, enticing, and promising. However, what most people don’t consider is the financial impact of living longer. We can extend our lives, but how do we fund our lives now that we are living longer?

On today’s episode, we’ll get into the specifics of longevity as it pertains to a financial plan and asset management.

Topics Discussed:   

  • What “blue zones” are and what we can learn from them.
  • The impact of longevity on retirement.
  • Why it’s so important to have a plan that encompasses many different factors.
  • Things that affect life expectancy that you can use to help plan.
  • The importance of having both spouses (and even other family) involved in financial planning.
  • The biggest metrics that affect a retirement plan and how we navigate those with our clients.

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long life, living longer, lifespan, longevity, biohacking, blue zone, health, financial planning, financial planner, emergency medicine, ER docs, emergency doctors