How Are You Planning for the Next 8,00 Days in Retirement

Most people can picture Day One of retirement. Fewer can picture Day 4,567.

Researchers at MIT AgeLab describe life as four periods of roughly 8,000 days each: learning, growing, maturing, and exploring. Most of us understand the first three because we have lived them. The fourth, retirement, is the one that gets the least intentional planning, and for many Americans retiring in their mid-60s today, it can span 8,000 days or more.

In this Meridian Market Minute, Nathan Gilbert walks through the 8,000 Days framework and the research behind it. The question he leaves you with is a simple one: are you planning for the last chapter, not just the day you stop working?

For the full article by Sarah Yakel, including the four phases of retirement and what long-term planning can look like, visit: https://meridianfinancialpartners.com/2026/06/03/the-next-8000-days/