longevity

BRANDED CONTENT

Making surpluses work harder: A wealth strategy with built-in flexibility for life’s next chapters

When directed intentionally, surplus income can be used to build the foundations for financial flexibility, helping you adapt to life’s evolving priorities across a longer life

Helping Singaporeans to age with greater health, resilience and financial security is at the heart of HSBC Life’s Live Life Well initiative.
BRANDED CONTENT

Living well for longer: How S’poreans can prepare for a better quality of life 

As lifespans rise, the challenge is to sustain health, financial security and supportive environments across more years – priorities that HSBC Life seeks to strengthen through its Live Life Well initi...

Many professionals are now focused on personal well-being and maintaining quality of life.
THINKING ALOUD

5 am starts, less alcohol and the quest for longevity 

Businesses that can respond to these trends will enjoy a long life, too

In an era of longevity and shifting work norms, the question is no longer how to stop working - but how to start living differently.
SWITCHING LANES

Retirement isn’t a finale – it’s a strategic pivot

Instead of treating retirement as the end of a long corporate climb, we should view it as a transition into a new, self-directed phase of life

While staying active is critical, playing sports adds a social aspect and extra cognitive demands to exercising.

The best sports for longevity

All forms of exercise help you live longer, but some activities come with extra benefits

While longevity comes down to many factors, there is some truth to American actor and comedian Dick Van Dyke’s claims.

Live to 100? Don’t get angry, says Dick Van Dyke

The centenarian credits his longevity to his positive outlook – and research says optimists live longer

 When finances are secure, people can invest in their health, maintain social connections, and approach retirement with confidence.

The new reality of longevity and investing

In addition to working longer, people have two other options to mitigate longevity risks: saving more and investing to optimise retirement assets

Living an increasingly long life raises the risks that one runs out of money.
SENSE & CENTS

Learning to cope financially with the longevity ‘curse’

Live beyond 100? Inflation can be ruinous, timing when to run down capital gets tricky, and taxes could rise

While we cannot choose our genes, we can support our gut microbes. Simple steps include eating fermented foods, such as live yogurts, kefir, kimchi and sauerkraut, as well as fruit, vegetables, legumes and whole grains, which supply the prebiotics that healthy microbes need.

A supercentenarian’s dietary secrets to longevity

What the gut microbiome of the world’s oldest person can tell us about ageing

Mahathir Mohamad, the former prime minister of Malaysia, turned 100 recently and is still in fine form.
THINKING ALOUD

Living to 120 and beyond? 

It is reasonable to expect that the numbers of healthier and functioning elderly will grow, and this has implications for the future of work and finances, among other aspects