The world is getting older. Children born in the developed world today can anticipate living to 100 and beyond, and those of us arriving at old age in good health stand a very good chance of living into our 90s. These shifts will change the workplace environment, and also offer companies new economic opportunities.

Jim Michaels’s “When It Comes to Retirement, I’m with Cicero” (op-ed, Jan. 12) desperately needs a 21st-century reality check. Longevity reaching to 100 years is becoming more common.

For a nation that worships youth, America spends a lot of time obsessing about retirement. A cottage industry of financial journalists and bloggers regularly bombards us with advice: when to draw Social Security, where to live, how to invest our savings.

This spring, the American Federation for Aging Research will place its Pearson Fellow with the Global Coalition on Aging. 

Robert Powell, editor of Retirement Daily at The Street, interviews Surya Kolluri, Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, about industry research conducted on the key life stages of clients in retirement, and the role of the financial planner.