Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Retirement with a Purpose

Retirement with a Purpose

Are you daunted by the thought of retirement? Create a plan to make the next years your best years. With a little coaching and direction from Nancy Bearg, co-founder and partner at consulting firm Reboot Partners LLC, you’ll soon be excited about all the possibilities that retirement holds.  Join Nancy to learn the best ways to transition into a successful and rewarding retirement, how to decide where your time is best placed, and how to create fulfilling days, weeks, and months, during your golden years.

November 23, 2016
8 pm EST  

For more ideas on making your retirement more purposeful, check out The Wall Street Journal’s "Help for Deciding What to Do in Retirement." The AARP's Life Reimagined site also offers online workshops to help you make the most of your days.  

If you can't imagine not working, read Marci Alboher's book, The Encore Career Handbook: How to Make a Living a Difference in the Second Half of Life. The working world has changed and people are now involved in multiple careers over their lifespans, and pursuing a second or third act is called an encore career. Watch Marci discuss encore careers.

Worried you can't afford to retire? Next Avenue offers a different approach: college courses. Pace University’s Encore Transition Program includes an overview of the nonprofit sector with job opportunities, networking with nonprofit professionals, career coaching, resume advice, and social media guidance.

Speaking of going back to school, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Tufts is a community of "third agers" with a broad range of interests, including literature, art, theater, music, current events, and history. Members can participate as study group leaders in courses of their own design.

The Boston College Center on Retirement Research offers tools and resources, such as Target Your Retirement, to assist in effective retirement planning. Its Squared Away Blog includes personal stories illustrate financial behaviors.