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Researchers agree: technological progress is revolutionising medicine and significantly prolonging human life. In this interview, reporter and author Thomas Schulz explains the role of big tech companies, what longer lifespans mean for retirement planning and whether immortality is more than just a thought exercise.

Nowadays, retirement provisions enable us to lead a financially self-determined life in retirement. But how did this system of old-age insurance system actually come into being? Historian Matthieu Leimgruber discusses the history of pension systems and the important contribution they make to a functioning society.

As life expectancy increases, it is becoming more and more important to successfully cope with middle age. Developmental psychologist Pasqualina Perrig-Chiello discusses the underappreciated midlife crisis and its importance for ageing well.

How do Generation Z’s experiences of crises affect the way young people plan their lives, their work ethic and their pension planning? An interview with Klaus Hurrelmann, the German youth research expert.

Despite challenging economic times, today more Swiss are looking to the future with unconditional optimism than in the past two years. Financial confidence has also increased slightly. Self-determination, meanwhile, remains stable, as shown by the results of Swiss Life’s latest self-determination barometer.