Age Smart

Emory finance professor Jeffrey Rosensweig and Bloomberg journalist Betty Liu team up to cover aging from every angle — physical health, emotional well-being, finances, and social connection — all in one place. That multidisciplinary sweep is the book's real selling point, and the profiles of figures like Jimmy Carter who stayed creatively engaged well into their later decades add genuine inspiration rather than empty cheerleading. The financial chapters offer practical saving and tax guidance that midlife readers will find useful. One honest caveat: research on aging moves fast, and some of the advice has had time to date since the original publication. Still, as a holistic starting point for adults who want to think seriously about the second half of life, this is a solid, well-intentioned resource worth the read.