CenterWell's multi-year study of 6,600+ older adults found that 46% lack a sense of fulfillment, with the dip tending to cluster around ages 65 to 67. Most aren't struggling financially. So what's actually driving it?

The people who thrive in retirement didn't figure it out after they left work, they built the life before they got there. Retirement lifestyle planning means actively designing five dimensions of life: structure, identity, purpose, social connection, and health. It can't wait until your last day of work, because by then, you're already starting from scratch. Most people have a vague sense of when they might retire. Very few have started building the life they're retiring int