Month: July 2026

Retirement Is More Than Money: Planning for Purpose, Health, and Connection (Ep. 2)

Retirement Is More Than Money: Planning for Purpose, Health, and Connection (Ep. 2)

Retirement planning often centers around savings, investments, and income, but is that enough to create a fulfilling life after work?

What happens when your career ends, your routines change, and you have decades ahead of you to fill with purpose, relationships, and meaningful experiences?

In this episode, Jesse Lunin-Pack challenges the traditional way retirement is viewed. He explains why retirement should be treated as a long life stage rather than a single date on the calendar. Jesse explores the often-overlooked questions of identity, purpose, physical health, social connection, and life design. He also shares practical ways to prepare for later years by training for the activities you want to enjoy, building meaningful relationships, and creating a retirement plan that goes far beyond financial projections.

Key takeaways:

  • Why retirement should be viewed as a 30-year life stage instead of a single milestone date
  • How losing a work identity can become one of retirement’s biggest emotional challenges
  • Why physical fitness today impacts the activities you’ll be able to enjoy later in life
  • How social connections contribute to longevity and overall quality of life in retirement
  • Why a complete retirement plan includes purpose, health, relationships, and finances
  • And more!

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Meet Jesse Lunin-Pack: From Wall Street to Retirement Advisor (Ep. 1)

Meet Jesse Lunin-Pack: From Wall Street to Retirement Advisor (Ep. 1)

Retirement planning often starts with money, but is that enough to create a fulfilling next chapter?

What happens when health challenges or social isolation get in the way of the life you’ve worked so hard to build? The answer may require a broader approach to retirement preparation.

In this episode, Jesse Lunin-Pack introduces the Healthy, Wealthy, and Connected podcast and shares why retirement planning should go beyond finances alone. 

Drawing from personal experiences, client conversations, and his two decades as a financial advisor, he explores the three essential pillars of retirement: wealth, health, and meaningful relationships. Jesse discusses how habits built long before retirement can shape future quality of life, why purpose matters after leaving work, and how thoughtful preparation can help people create a retirement filled with activity, connection, and meaning.

Key takeaways:

  • Why having enough money alone may not create a fulfilling retirement experience over time
  • How health habits built years earlier can influence retirement lifestyle and independence
  • The role meaningful relationships play in creating purpose after leaving the workforce
  • Why retirement should be viewed as a beginning rather than the finish line of planning
  • How small actions in finances, health, and connection can compound over many years
  • And more!

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