How we can maintain financial security as we get older.

As life expectancies go up, we need to think about how to fund our longer lives. The idea of retiring at the age of 65 and living off a pension isn’t realistic anymore. In this episode of The Future Age, host Zannat Reza looks into how we can maintain financial security as we get older.

Dr. Theo Kocken is a Professor of Pension and Risk Management at Vrije University Amsterdam and the director of the documentary “Your 100 Year Life.” He talks to Zannat about the different approaches societies around the world are taking to reduce old age poverty, and which ones are working best. Then, Scotiabank economist Rebekah Young talks about how Canadians as well our government can make changes to ensure better economic resilience for older adults.

This episode is sponsored by Scotia Wealth Management.

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Resources:

• Theo Kocken
• Rebekah Young
• Scotia Wealth Management
• National Institute on Ageing

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Chapters:

• (00:00) - Introduction
• (02:01) - Preventing Old Age Poverty with Theo Kocken
• (03:53) - Global Approaches to Aging Challenges
• (06:48) - Rethinking Retirement and Resilience
• (09:10) - Saving for the Future
• (10:13) - Reskilling and Career Transitions
• (11:41) - Canada’s Pension System with Rebekah Young
• (13:01) - Sustainable Aging Paths
• (15:37) - Financial Literacy and Saving Tools
• (18:26) - Policies for an Aging Workforce
• (19:52) - The Final Question
• (21:57) - Conclusion