Five things you tell yourself . . . that prevent you from properly preparing for retirement
There is something I’ve noticed when people tell me about their first year of retirement. Occasionally they will mention adjusting to...
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Has your retirement plan changed because of the pandemic?
I’m not referring to the financial aspects of your plan, although that too may have changed. I’m talking about the picture you have in...
Factors that can potentially disrupt your retirement decision
The pandemic has upended the retirement trajectory of many business owners. Dealing with more uncertainty than ever, scores have been...
Pandemic Triple Threat?
If you’re a late-career professional trying to figure out retirement, this pandemic poses a triple threat. You’re contending with the...
Retiring as a Couple: Strategies for Writing Your Next Chapter Together
There’s an old joke about a couple who were celebrating their 50th anniversary. When asked about the secret to their long marriage the...
Unsure how you'll spend your time in retirement?
One of the functions of work is that it provides structure to our lives. Even if your work is quite varied, chances are you still follow...
Retirement Survey Reveals Disconnects Between Employers and Older Workers
There are some interesting findings in the past two Retirement Surveys conducted by the nonprofit Transamerica Center for Retirement...
Retirement vs. Summer Vacation
The other evening, I ran into a friend Peter who I hadn’t seen in some time. He appeared relaxed and contented, and he informed me that...
Are Your Retirement Plans Realistic?
Most of us have beliefs and assumptions about retirement, often based on what we’ve witnessed among friends and relatives. Yet the...
Let’s be honest about retirement
I had coffee last week with an esteemed colleague who offers pre-retirement counseling like me. We were discussing how notions of...