Reading Time: 4 minutesJoe’s Retirement Fantasy Joe got his dream. Then he wondered if he’d made the biggest mistake of his life. For years, Joe had dreamed about the day he’d quit work and retire. He met with his financial advisor well in advance, and together they worked out a financial plan to ensure he could retire when …
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: 4 minutesThe Marketing Mirage of Retirement When you think of retirement, do you assume you have to have enough money to support a luxury lifestyle? Maybe you think of non-stop luxury travel–smiling couples on cruises, sipping wine in Tuscany, or riding matching e-bikes along the coast. “For decades, society has pitched us a version of retirement …