Recently, I've begun asking my retired clients: "If you could retire all over again what would you do differently?" and "What would you like to have told your younger self to be ready for in retirement?" The answers are interesting--and helpful for folks who've yet to take that step. So are the responses from retirees in this Wall Street Journal article. Check it out: The Biggest Surprises in Retirement (WSJ, February 12, 2017)
Did you know that Americans today can expect to live about 30 years longer than our 20th century ancestors? That’s according to findings published in The Gift of Time, a survey conducted by the Allianz Longevity Project in collaboration with the Stanford Center on Longevity. So what will you do with all your extra time?
You may have heard me say that none of us are meant for a 25-30 year continuous vacation. We still need engagement and to feel we are relevant and have purpose. With the morphing of traditional retirement, one development along these lines is "retirees" transitioning back and forth between work and leisure. Sometimes the work is paid, sometimes not, sometimes there's a bit of both. Dane Peters calls it "consulteering."
I haven't had much time for blogging in the busyness of tax season. But I'm pleased to be quoted and to have contributed content to Arielle O'Shea's February 21, 2016 article in USA Today: 5 Considerations When Retirement Planning for 2