MONEY WITHOUT MATH

Invest in a Longer, Healthier Life with Joshua Herring

Karen Coyne, CFP®

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What if one of the greatest retirement risks isn’t market volatility, but losing healthy years of life?

In this episode of Money Without Math, Karen sits down with Joshua Herring, CEO of the Longevity Science Foundation, to explore the rapidly evolving science of healthy longevity and how it might affect how we think about health, wealth, and aging.

Joshua explains why longevity isn't about chasing immortality or extending life indefinitely. It's about increasing health span, reducing the burden of chronic disease, and helping people enjoy more years healthy, active, and able to enjoy life.

The conversation also explores how longer, healthier lives could reshape financial planning. From retirement savings and healthcare costs to spending on nutrition, fitness, and preventive care, you’ll hear why longevity planning isn't just a medical conversation. It's a financial one.

Karen and Joshua also examine what makes philanthropy truly impactful, why accountability and transparency matter, and why women's health remains one of the most underfunded opportunities for impact today. 

In this episode:

0:00 Cold Open: Funding Scale

0:17 Show Trailer and Host Intro

1:02 Why Healthy Longevity Now

2:10 How The Foundation Funds Research

4:16 Prevention Versus Treatment Funding Reality

7:41 100% Donations and Small Projects

12:56 Longevity Misconceptions and Healthspan Gap

15:58 Longer Lives and Retirement Planning

22:48 Accountability in High-Impact Giving

24:48 Women’s Health Funding Disparity Explained

30:51 Closing Links and Listener Requests


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