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In several earlier conversations on this show, guests have pointed out that these days many people are living into their nineties and that in many locales, centenarians are the fastest growing segment of the population. Yet as longevity increases, many people will very likely not have accumulated enough wealth to sustain the comfortable lifestyle they were accustomed to.
Here to share his perspective on longevity and money is, David Rosell, founder and president of Rosell Wealth Management, and author of Failure Is NOT an Option- Creating Certainty in the Uncertainty of Retirement.
I was reflecting that what really constitutes wealth and a comfortable lifestyle is not just a question for our current times. Greek philosophers pondered this same question 2000 years ago. Around 300 BC Plato said "The greatest wealth is to live content with little" while 400 years later, Stoic philosopher, Epictetus, echoed this thought  "Wealth consists not In having great possessions but in having few wants."
So the questions for those looking ahead from mid-life retirement to several decades of life, become what are our essential wants, and