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Relationships

Have We Lost the Art of Dropping In?

When I was a kid, at least twice a week one of my mother's friends would arrive unannounced for coffee. These type of spontaneous visits rarely exist now. Why is this and what have we possibly lost as a result?

HIGHLIGHTS

Life

Things to Consider When Navigating a Move in Later Life

Deciding on where to live later in life can be a complicated decision. Dr. Stephen Golant shares some advice on things to consider before making the move.

Life

Things to Consider When Navigating a Move in Later Life

Deciding on where to live later in life can be a complicated decision. Dr. Stephen Golant shares some advice on things to consider before making the move.

Life

Things to Consider When Navigating a Move in Later Life

Deciding on where to live later in life can be a complicated decision. Dr. Stephen Golant shares some advice on things to consider before making the move.

Life

Ask a Retirement Coach: How do I successfully transition to retirement while working part time?

Opinion

Rediscovering the Joy and Purpose in Life

Relationships

The Grandparent Technology Paradox: Being There While Not Actually Being There

Life

Ask a Retirement Coach: What does “investing time” really mean when it comes to preparing for life after work?

Life

Ask a Retirement Coach: How do I successfully transition to retirement while working part time?

Opinion

Rediscovering the Joy and Purpose in Life

Relationships

The Grandparent Technology Paradox: Being There While Not Actually Being There

Life

Ask a Retirement Coach: What does “investing time” really mean when it comes to preparing for life after work?

TRENDING NOW

Health

The Streaming Sit Show: Discovering Just How Easy It Is To Get Stuck

Streaming television is designed to pull you in and entice you to stay and watch. But this can be a dangerous thing - especially if you're older.

Purpose

Finding Your Flow In Retirement

Have you ever experienced "flow state" in your life? It's a powerful state of mind and something that you may want to consider on how you could achieve this into your retirement life.

Financial

Leaving Behind More Than Just Money: Balancing Equity, Love, and Legacy in Estate Planning

Estate planning is about more than distributing assets. It’s about passing on our values, memories, and the legacy of how we loved our family. Money can be part of that, but it should never be the whole story.

Life

One of the Paradoxes of Retirement: Shifting from Time Scarcity to Time Affluence

As we transition into retirement, a striking shift starts to occur; we begin to move from a life of time scarcity to one of time affluence. While this change may seem like a dream come true, our new reality can often be more complicated than that.

Technology

The 1X Neo Robot - A Game Changer for Aging In Place or a Dangerous Dependency?

NEO, a humanoid robot designed for home use has just been announced for pre-order. This could could fundamentally change how people could age in place. But there is also a dark side that we need to consider before we embrace this new technology.

Life

The Experience Dividend: How Investing in Experiences Pays Back in Living a Life Without Regrets

We spend much of life saving for the future - our retirement, our security, our someday. Yet the richest dividends often come from our experiences. When we invest in these, the return isn’t measured in dollars but in a life filled with meaning and free of regrets.

Relationships

Ask a Retirement Coach: How Do I Create Meaningful Connections?

Retirement can lead to a lot of life changes - including our social connections. So how can we sustain and build these? Retirement Coach Toni provides some suggestions.

Opinion

Is AI Stealing Our Voice and Thinking?

I used to love discovering someone who expressed things in a way I never would have thought of myself. But lately, everything I read feels eerily familiar. It’s as if we’re all being coached by the same invisible ghostwriter.

Health

Eating for Pleasure or Longevity: What's Most Important to You?

There is a significant disconnect between what millions of older people eat and what experts believe is a healthy diet conducive to increased longevity. Why is this?

Life

Ask a Retirement Coach: I've Lost Interest in My Retirement Dreams

Many people spend years dreaming about what they’ll do in retirement. But what happens when, after retiring, you realize it’s not quite what you expected? Retirement Coach Toni shares practical ways to rethink and reframe your next chapter.

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LIFE

Relationships

Ask a Retirement Coach: My Spouse Isn't Retiring at the Same Time

Retirement is often imagined as something couples arrive at together, a shared finish line, a matching new chapter. But for many long-married couples, one partner steps away years before the other. And that gap, quiet as it can be, changes everything about the day.

Purpose

If Your Life Flashes Before Your Eyes Will It Be Something You Want to Watch?

Life

Lonely But Needing Privacy: Why Older People Reject Senior Housing Solutions

Purpose

Ask a Retirement Coach: My Retirement Isn't Going As Planned

Inspiration

Life at 100: Centenarians Share Their Secrets to Living a Long, Happy Life

Purpose

If Your Life Flashes Before Your Eyes Will It Be Something You Want to Watch?

For a long time there has been a theory that when we die our life will flash before our eyes. What if this was true? Would you be something you would want to watch?

Life

Lonely But Needing Privacy: Why Older People Reject Senior Housing Solutions

As social worlds shrink, older adults may experience emotional issues including loneliness. But moving to senior housing options also has some limitations - most importantly someone's privacy.

Purpose

Ask a Retirement Coach: My Retirement Isn't Going As Planned

When we retire we may have a long list of things we are going to do. But what if that list doesn't turn into being our reality?

Inspiration

Life at 100: Centenarians Share Their Secrets to Living a Long, Happy Life

What's it like to live to be older than 100? Five people share their insights on longevity, love, health, and happiness. Learn some timeless wisdom from those who’ve truly lived it.

HEALTH

Life

Key Learnings From an Older Person's Fall: The Importance of Neighbours and Technology Limitations

When an older person falls we often believe that technology will be there to help. But as Dr. Stephen Golant personally learned, there are gaps between the promise of aging-in-place technology and what actually happens in a moment of crisis. It also highlighted the quiet but critical role neighbours can play when something goes wrong.

Health

Stress Doesn’t Retire: Addressing Mental Health Challenges After Work Life Ends

All too often we think that once we leave our careers, our stress will leave us too. But as retired Inspector Lance Valcour shares, this often isn't the case.

Health

Ask a Retirement Coach: I Know I Should Exercise But Am Finding It Hard to Do

Often one of the first things people plan to do in retirement is exercise. But sometimes it doesn't work out that way. Retirement Coach Toni shares her advice on how to get going.

Ask A Retirement Coach

You have questions. We have answers. Retirement is a major life transition that can be filled with lots of ups and downs. That’s where retirement coach Antoinette Petrillo can help!

FINANCES

Purpose

Why Starting a Business Later in Life May Be the Opportunity You've Been Waiting For

In this Learning Bites segment, Susan Reid joined us to share why older entrepreneurs are thriving and how you can start a business later in life with confidence, purpose, and vision.

Finance

How Much Money Do You Really Need For Retirement?

Some believe you need about 70 to 80% of your salary to live in retirement. But where did this number come from and more importantly is it really accurate?

Opinions

Dear Financial Planners and Advisors: Retirement Planning Isn’t Just About the Numbers—It’s About the Person

The traditional model of retirement planning is under pressure. Clients are no longer just looking for someone to manage their money—they're looking for guidance on how to live meaningful, financially secure lives in a world that feels increasingly unpredictable.

Life

Overwhelmed by Home Maintenance? Suggestions to Help You Age in Place with Perspective

The majority of people would like to age in their own homes however home maintenance and repairs can sometimes feel overwhelming. Dr. Stephen Golant shares some suggestions on how we can keep our perspective.

Relationships

Ask a Retirement Coach: Our Adult Child Living With Us is Impacting My Retirement Plans

Wanting to help your children is a natural thing. But how do you manage a situation when your adult child asks for support that impacts your life plans?

Purpose