During this special season of gathering with friends and family, we are asking you to pause and give some thought toward a world with more peace. With the many troubles in our country and the world, if enough of us pause to do so, maybe...
Read Moreby Larry Gard, Ph.D In the next decade scores of baby boomers will be thinking of retiring or selling their businesses. For most people this feels like uncharted territory, a bit like reinventing yourself after 50. Here are some questions these individuals ought to consider: 1. Have...
Read MoreThe woman spoke the words gently, after we had a long conversation about her career ending and her new 'retirement' starting - "I think of things to do for the following day, and at the end of the next day I think, well, I didn't...
Read MoreAbout 3AM on July 10, I got the call from my oldest brother that everyone dreads, "hi Paul, the nursing home just called me to say that mom died a short time ago." He went on to say that he had woken up about 2:30;...
Read MoreI read an article titled No Savings? No Problem. Three Alternatives For Retirement, about options for living with little retirement savings. The ugly truth is that a lot of boomers will need a major lifestyle adjustment - but not all at once. It requires a new...
Read MoreI read Quora.com from time to time to see what questions people are asking about retirement and family. Here is one I just answered from a concerned daughter: "My dad is 60 years old and retired. All family members are against buying TV. What are...
Read MoreWhen I took my annual golfing pilgrimage to Myrtle Beach this past March, I played a couple rounds with a friend "Bob". Since I only see him once or twice a year, I asked Bob "how is everything?", he said, "I am so busy; but...
Read MoreRecently we ran a survey of a small, anonymous sample of business professionals (age 50+ lawyers, accountants, business consultants, bankers and the like) who were working full time, asking them to rank various concerns (some of you may have participated, so thanks!). We then compared...
Read Moreby Jack Beauregard, author, founder, CEO of Successful Transition Planning Institute (STPI) One time my wife and I brought one of our granddaughters to the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay football game for her fourteenth birthday. We had to wait, however, until my daughter and...
Read MoreIn my younger days, I often felt that time went too slow. As I get older, I see that it really goes too fast. In the book "The Time Keeper" by Mitch Albom, we are told a story of the real Father Time, and how...
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