Turning a Midlife Crisis into a Second Act

WSJ Your Money Briefing

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🗓️ 21 August 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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As Americans live longer, some are seeking more fulfilling activities during the traditional midlife period. WSJ reporter Anne Tergesen joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You know your favorite superheroes now.
0:03.4	So Iron Man, Captain America Thor, Hulk.
0:06.3	But Marvel's past, the dominating the box office,
0:08.9	wasn't an easy one.
0:10.1	Oh, it was a real gut punch.
0:12.0	We were a nothing company.
0:13.2	He developed a fire in his belly of hatred.
0:18.0	From the journal, a new four-part series,
0:20.6	with great power, the rise of superhero cinema.
0:24.5	Find it in the journal Feed on Spotify,
0:26.4	or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:30.1	Here's your money briefing from Monday, August 21st.
0:35.8	I'm JR Whalen for the Wall Street Journal.
0:40.6	Entering your mid-life years doesn't have
0:42.7	to be the gateway to a crisis.
0:45.0	With more Americans seeing their 40s, 50s, and 60s,
0:48.9	more as a second act.
0:51.0	As you get older, it starts to dawn on you
0:53.5	that some of the transitions that you're seeing,
0:55.5	whether it be changes in your career,
0:58.7	changes in your family life with the empty nest.
1:01.4	More and more people are getting divorced.
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