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I never knew Aubrae Gunderson. She died on September 26, 2005. It was a tragic accident; she was struck by a car while running with her cross country team at my local High School. Right in front of the school. They renamed the road in her honor, and there’s a...
I’m sitting in the Delta lounge in Atlanta’s International Concourse F, awaiting a night flight to Dubai. A thought comes...
As my regular readers know, I occasionally inject a “non-finance” article into the world that is The Retirement Manifesto. It’s...
Over the past week, I’ve read several recent studies on depression in retirement. The findings are concerning. It turns out that depression in retirement is a surprisingly common problem, with one study citing that retirement increases the probability of depression by about 40 per cent. Another cites the highest increase...
What, you may wonder, do Retirement Planning and Swiss Trains have in common? Very little, it turns out, and that‘s...
There’s a special place at the end of my road – a place where time stands still. Or does it?...
According to a recent survey, the most significant retirement fears (by a sizeable margin) relate to being able to cover your expenses once the paychecks stop flowing financially. The summary of the survey is shown below: To best address these fears, it is critical to understand various withdrawal strategies for...
I had an epiphany of sorts at 6:00 am one morning this week, which is the focus of today’s philosophical...
Things that were once important, due to the change in our life status, may now become less so. Other things,...
Only 44% of Americans take vacations in a given year. What’s wrong with the other 56%? Today’s post from The Retirement Manifesto will look at the topic of vacation. In particular, why folks don’t take them, and why they should. For a post on September, the typical “end of vacation”...
I think, perhaps, that I am not normal. I read a fascinating (and, depressing) study by UBS recently, titled “When...
People say that leaders come in all shapes and sizes but, in practice, how often do they look beyond the...
Five lessons on having a happy attitude, directly from retired people with over 90 years of experience, in this journey we call life. I’ve written frequently on the importance of our attitude as a critical determinant for a successful and happy life. It wasn’t by chance that my very first...
“Downsizing” is often cited as a retirement strategy to both cut expenses and access the equity in a current “pre-retirement”...
Carpe diem: a Latin aphorism usually translated to “seize the day”. 4 pm, and storm clouds were looming on the...
Just like signposts help us navigate our journey down the highway, there are certain tell-tale signs that indicate where we are in our financial journey and happy retirement planning. Today, I urge you to check your status among these 7 key signposts to determine where you are in your personal journey...
We’re all going to die. Morbid subject, right? Since we’re all going to end up there, isn’t it worth spending...
