Beyond Retirement

Retirement is all about discovering what your life means... how you choose to do that is up to you. Learn a new skill, resurrect an old hobby, continue doing what you've always done... the sky's the limit!

Pam Krueger is a recognized investor advocate, personal finance journalist and author. She created and co-hosted the investor education TV series, MoneyTrack, which aired on PBS from 2005-2019 and was funded by the Investor Protection Trust. At the request of her viewers, she created Wealthramp as a free tool to help people who were looking for an advisor they could trust. She is also the co-host...

There are a lot of things you can do to ensure that your post-retirement life is purposeful, without having to figure out a purpose before embarking on the journey. The books Joe mentioned: Refire Don't Retire by Ken Blanchard and Morton Shaevitz Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans Mentioned in this episode: Alumnor Alumnor Ltd is a community based website speaking to like-minded wo...

Joe Casey is an executive coach and a Certified Retirement Coach who's walking the talk. He left his career in HR early to start helping others plan the next stage of their lives. His podcast Retirement Wisdom shares topics that are relevant as we travel the roads of the future. On his website, https://retirementwisdom.com , there are useful resources for navigating the waters of retirement and de...

Jacquie discusses what she thinks are the salient points from last week's discussion with Dr Lucy Burns about a low-carb, whole-food lifestyle and its benefits.

Dr. Lucy Burns is a general practice and lifestyle medicine physician based in Australia, who helps women in midlife rebalance their mind and body through low carb, real food programs. At her clinic, through her online business Real Life Medicine, and on her Real Health and Weight Loss Podcast , she helps women unlearn toxic diet culture and tap into science that promotes long-lasting health and p...

Most of us have heard about Maslow's hierarchy of needs, running from the very basic needs - food, water, shelter - to the pinnacle of self-actualization. In her interview last week, Kim Curtis talked about the pyramid her company creates with their clients, starting with MONEY MANAGEMENT at the base, followed by financial planning (or GOAL SETTING). These two levels are the basis for preparing fo...

Kim Curtis is the bestselling author of Money Secrets and Retirement Secrets . She's also a nationally recognized wealth management advisor and speaker. She has been profiled in several publications, including the Wall Street Journal. Kim shares with us many of the secrets found in her book, about how to have a happy, successful retirement. She believes that the biggest reason that retirement gene...

How we live our life isn't often judged till the end of our life, when others talk about us. We don't get to hear those conversations. But that doesn't mean we can't affect them. The Dash Poem, by Linda Ellis, really stuck with me and it flavours a lot of my actions. The conversations we have with our loved ones about end-of-life decisions aren't easy, but they're necessary. And how we carry out t...

Kim Medici Shelquist is one of the people working at the Love Always Project, whose mission is to encourage people to think more positively and proactively about end-of-life issues and funeral prearrangement. The Love Always team works with individuals and professionals to encourage normalizing tough conversations and emphasizes the importance of sharing stories and experiences now, while there is...

We touched on lots of things last week, but the big takeaway for me is the idea that you have to give yourself some grace and take the time to do something a few times before you decide you're "no good" at it. We don't become world famous musicians or athletes after trying something once; neither do we become great painters, writers, hula hoopers, or parents by just doing the activity once. Retire...

Many people (including your host!) are quick to say "I've got zero artistic ability and NO creativity!" Faigie Kobre is here to tell us that this false belief is quite possibly simply the result of something you were told or experienced as a child, and given the chance to relive those youthful times with various creative media, you might just break through those false ideas and find that you're as...

Expanding a bit on the idea of PLACE being an important aspect of healthy longevity. Healthspan, wealthspan, and lifespan are all part of creating the health longevity we're looking for. Retirement shouldn't be considered the END of the road, but the start of the best part of the journey. U-Shaped Happiness Curve - as we age, we're on the upswing again! #retirement #retirementpodcast #liveyourbest...

Ryan Frederick has a passion for helping people think about the impact of place on their day-to-day lives. After training as an electrical engineer and working in Silicon Valley, Ryan went back to business school to explore the megatrend of people living longer. He gained experience in the senior housing industry, living in a senior-living community for part of a summer. In his current role, Ryan...

Walking is certainly an easy form of exercise. Most people can do it - at least for a little while. Dave Paul hosts the Walking Is Fitness podcast and last week I had the pleasure of chatting with him. We talked about a lot of things related to walking. He had some good ideas for making the most of the time you spend on foot. There is rarely an excuse not to take at least a short walk each day. So...

David Paul is a 52-year-old fitness enthusiast who is passionate about health and wellness. After experiencing some weight gain in 2008, he started running and eventually ran a variety of half and full marathons. In 2013, he got a Fitbit and realized he was not reaching his step goal. This inspired him to start walking and he hasn't looked back since. He now averages around 20,000 steps per day, a...

near Technology provides tech support for people aged 50+, and I think it's a great service! They will provide as much or as little help as you need to solve your technology issues. As we age, sometimes we're faced with problems that we simply can't figure out on our own - at least not the first time. Having a service at our fingertips to help when we need it means we don't have to struggle as muc...

Ferrona Lie is the CEO and co-founder of near Technology, Inc., a Northwestern University-spinout startup providing personalized tech coaching to enable all individuals to use technology to stay connected with their loved ones, stress-free. The idea stemmed from the founders' shared experiences trying to help their parents and other older relatives with tech issues involving smart phones, tablets,...

Eric Weigel developed the NET WEALTH approach for preparing his clients for retirement. (Please go to episode 221 for an explanation of this acronym). In today's episode, I talk about emotions and achievements because I feel that these two areas are sorely underdeveloped in terms of their importance to a successful life beyond retirement.

Eric Weigel calls himself a Retirement Architect . He is the founder of Retire with Possibilities , an advisory and retirement coaching firm dedicated to helping people consciously design their own journey into retirement. He is a Certified Professional Retirement Coach and University of Chicago MBA grad with more than 3 decades of experience. He's also the author of " Reimagining Retirement: 9 Ke...

Stan gave us 12 great ideas for reversing the ageing process. I talk about 2 of them.

Stan Kochanoff is an entrepreneur, an environmentalist and a life coach. At 84 years old, he is still running 2 landscape-related businesses while also being involved in a few other income-generating projects and working on two books. His belief is that if you stop looking and stop learning, you're dead. In proof of this belief, he's done (and continues to do) many things: has presided over a numb...

Rituals are really important, so I spend a bit of time talking about the retirement rituals.

Day Schildkret is an award-winning queer author, artist, ritualist, and teacher internationally known for Morning Altars, which BuzzFeed calls, “a celebration of nature and life.” With nearly 100K followers on social media, Day has worked for close to two decades with thousands of individuals, communities and organizations to help heal the culture through a meaningful and creative response to mark...

Quick little hello to say that things are going to continue... with some new guests.