Finding fulfillment in retirement can be tricky. Most of us already know we can’t wait to spend more time enjoying family and friends, traveling or perfecting that golf game. But…
Published April 29, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
Wondering how you’ll fare in retirement, when you finally have time to pursue everything and anything that catches your fancy? Sounds a lot like a holiday, right? Well, it is…
Published April 4, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
We’ll give the Easter Bunny a pass, but it’s generally not a good idea to put all your resources into one place. Or, for that matter, plan your retirement with…
Published March 20, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
What if you stopped thinking about how you’re going to spend your money in retirement and started thinking about how you’re going to spend your time? It’s a simple but…
Published March 12, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
Something cool happens when we stop thinking about retirement as an extended vacation and start thinking of it as a chance to work for the betterment of others. Retirement opens…
Published March 10, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
According to the American Institute of Stress, Retirement ranks #10 on the Holmes-Rahe Life Stress Inventory Scale, under Death of a Spouse, Divorce and Being Fired and above Major Change…
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Published February 26, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
We were struck by two very different stories this week about trends in retirement. An article in today’s New York Times describes the adventure of two retirees – so-called “senior…
Published February 19, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
When we saw the subtitle, Why Retirement is a Bankrupt Industrial Age Idea, we weren’t sure what to make of this article by Chuck Blakeman in Inc. I mean, he…
Published February 17, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
Remember that moment in your youth, maybe in college or after high school graduation? The one when you said (and I’m paraphrasing here), “I’m going to make the world a…
Published February 10, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
Your retirement would look a lot different if you won tomorrow’s estimated 450 million dollar Powerball jackpot. Or, would it? If you won (and your odds of winning are almost,…