At EML we research the impact of everyone living longer. The changes identified are are every bit as profound as the digital revolution we are living through and just as far reaching. While the lottery of life remains – and not everyone will experience those extra years – the impact on them is just as […]
I’ve just taken on the role of executor which involves dealing with the administration teams of some of this countries leading financial institutions. Experiences to date has been mixed, ranging from the absolutely dreadful to the simply brilliant – all within a single brand! ‘Seeing’ the actual death certificate use to be the norm and […]
The wonderful reasons people come up with to bury their head in the sand!
Anyone approaching retirement just now really needs to answer three big questions…
Living longer affects us all in different ways – here are some surprising common themes
Baby ‘gloomers’ are reaching retirement age and many think they have a problem. Often they do, but not necessarily the problem they imagined. Baby ‘gloomers’ are the younger siblings that hang off the coattails of the Baby Boomer – they lack the brash confidence of their swinging sixties elders. For them ‘Free Love’ was replaced […]
How is it that some young people, early in their careers, have not only recognised the profound changes through which we are all living, but have already adapted their life planning to take full advantage of their changed expectations
If you think about anything, think about what you want to do between now and the time time you draw your last breath…
John considers some unintended consequences of not taking account of the ‘bigger picture
Once we understand and accept how the world is changing around us we are better placed to respond to those changes and take the key decisions that make a real difference