“To be, or not to be: that is the question.”

In his famous line, Shakespeare’s Hamlet was talking about life and, well, its end. The play has many timeless themes, but we never want to mistake drama for wisdom. (Hamlet was a desperate man pushed to the edge, remember!)

Perhaps we could focus on how things happen between now and then. The idea of longevity can have a lot of layers. Consider these three:

• Lifespan: how long you live.
• Healthspan: how long you live independently.
• Wealthspan: how long you live independently, where and how you want.

While we don’t get to dictate how life unfolds, our attitudes and habits can influence all of these things. Our access to health information and data is increasing every day. Many of us already know the decisions that will help us prevent heart disease, and diabetes, and cancer, and Alzheimer’s. That’s power.

For my part, I’m having a good time on this earth. I try to pay attention to ways I might stretch out my healthspan: I am a health hobbyist, you could say. Health is not a formal part of our business, however.

Instead, in our professional capacity, we work with you on your wealthspan—striving to grow your bucket and to connect your money to your life, in order to invest wisely and spend well.

It all goes together: the healthier we are, the longer we might live. The longer we live, the greater the opportunity to compound our wealth—and decide how to deploy it fruitfully.

We can’t know exactly what’s in store for each of us. But here in the present, we can make it more likely for the best things to happen. For many of us, that means living independently, where and how we want, for a long time: our wealthspan.

It’s a grand adventure we’re on, isn’t it?

Clients, if you would like to talk about this or anything else, please email us or call.

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