After writing on so many aspects, we decided it was time to capture the 7 most important retirement questions. Everyone has questions and preconceived notions .....
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Retirement should be the best years of your life! After all, you’re going to be around for awhile, aren’t you?
Planning and preparation focus almost exclusively on finances. Yet, your overall well-being will be determined by the balance of wealth, health, and happiness.
You really don’t want scarcity in any one of those areas. For more information see Improve Your Retirement Well-being.
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The majority of folks assume everything will be good, or at least as long as they saved enough.
No more time clocks to punch.
The complete freedom to do whatever you want, whenever you desire.
And that’s when the challenges begin.
The framework is a visual model to better understand the many aspects of retirement. For more information, see How to Have a Successful Retirement.
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