Ken Dychtwald and his new book. Ken Dychtwald and his new book.

The coronavirus pandemic is a shocking "intervention" whose biggest impact will show up in retirement planning: The crisis has forced older people to consider the importance of matching health span to life span and think about aspiring to a more streamlined lifestyle, argues Ken Dychtwald, founder and CEO of Age Wave.

The "Pitchman for the Graying Revolution," as Fortune Magazine dubbed him, psychologist and gerontologist co-founded Age Wave in 1986 to help companies and government develop strategies to serve the fast-growing aging population.

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