Reading Time: 5 minutesTwo Kinds of Retirement Planning When you consult an advisor for retirement planning, it’s all about preparing financially for retirement. You want to ensure that, when you retire, you have adequate funds to maintain the lifestyle you desire for 10 to 40 years. The financial advisor will evaluate your assets, assess your income, and develop …
Reading Time: 4 minutesRetirement Has Changed—and So Must You It’s not your parents’ or grandparents’ retirement anymore. Back then, people expected to die within the first few years after retiring. Retirement used to mean slowing down until the end. Now it can last decades — and what you do with those decades matters. What will you do with …
Reading Time: 3 minutesAt first, retirement feels like freedom. No alarm clocks, no deadlines, no office politics. But after the honeymoon phase wears off, many retirees are surprised to find themselves asking—“Now what?” The good news is that there is a path from lack of meaning to a retirement that gives you purpose and a feeling of fulfillment. …
Reading Time: 5 minutesRetirement Without Purpose Isn’t Freedom — It’s a Trap A few years ago I lived in a 55+ community in the Phoenix, Arizona area. Almost all of our 26,000 residents were retired. The prevailing attitude was “I’m retired, and my reward for working is to not do anything but play.” This was reflected by declining participation …
Reading Time: 4 minutesYour Career and Family Gave You Purpose—Now What? Most of us don’t realize how much our job defines us—until it’s gone. For decades, work gave us a built-in sense of purpose and identity. We wake up every morning knowing what we need to do and who we are in the world. But retirement changes that. …