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The Bannister Effect: How One Athlete Inspired Others to Break Limits

For too long people have been conditioned to believe that when they reach age 65 or 70, life is over, and they need to retire. Similar to Bannister, Retirement Rebels are challenging these beliefs.
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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

The Shifting Trends in Later Life Rituals: Retirement Parties and Funerals 

Later in life, two of the most significant life experiences is often retirement and death. But given changing social behaviours and attitudes, the traditional rituals we used to have surrounding these milestones are now being transformed. 
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Living Your Best Encore: Judith Nadratowski

Are you living your best encore? We are delighted to introduce you to some people who are. In her own words, writer Judith Nadratwoski shares her experience in transition from a career in law to becoming a writer.
Retirement Rebels

Being Inspired from the Masters

Mike Drak was happy to find a new retirement role model at this years Master tournament. 89 year old Gary Player.
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Living Your Best Encore: Stella Fosse

Are you living your best encore? We are delighted to introduce you to some people who are. In her own words, author Stella Fosse shares her story of transformation later in life moving from the biotech industry to romance novelist.
Retirement Rebels

A Retirement Rebel’s Guide to Living Life and Redefining Retirement

At age 70, Mike Drak believes he still has plenty of gas left in the tank, and plans to push himself outside of his comfort zone for as long as he can.
Technology

Family Caregivers Assuming Another Burden - Becoming Gerontechnology Mentors

Wanting to age in place, older people often turn to their loved ones. Being a caregiver is challenging enough but many are seeing technology support now added to their responsibilities.
Life

Ask a Retirement Coach: What Did You Learn in Your Own Retirement Transition?

This week in our Ask a Retirement Coach series, Retirement Coach Toni switched seats and shares insights of what she discovered was important in her own first year of retirement.
Opinion

Retirement Meets Maslow

Could Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs be applied to the concept of retirement? Mike Drak thinks it can.

Women and Aging - We've Come a Long Way But Still Have Some Distance to Go

March 8th is International Women's Day. Women have come a long way, but still have some distance to go.
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.
Life

Clearing Your Life's Clutter

Does your life feel cluttered? Not just with stuff, but also with your personal affairs? Then this should interest you. Retirement and Clutter Clearing Coach Lori Becker joins us to discuss her new book - Get a Grip - and how it can help you organize and declutter your life.

Career Advice To My Younger Self

To coin a phrase “if I knew then what I know now“, here is some career advice that I would share.
Technology

Can Voice-Activated Personal Assistants Improve Older People's Quality of Life? 

"Personal Assistants" can understand people's spoken queries and respond in an easy-to-understand, human-like conversational manner. But can this technology help improve an older person's life?
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The Secret to Longevity?: Go Slow

So what is the secret to longevity? 96 year old Dot Fisher-Smith believes it's to go slow - to savour life and enjoy the now.
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Ask a Retirement Coach: If I Don't Have My Career - Who Am I?

Leaving a successful career and entering retirement can be a difficult transition and potentially challenge your sense of identity. Retirement Coach Toni shares some advice on how to handle this.
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?
Opinion

How Can We Make Sure We Are Aging Authentically?

There is so much pressure on what aging should look like. How can we design our lives to ensure we are aging authentically?
Relationships

Did You Know Talking to Strangers Can Boost Our Happiness?

When was the last time you spoke to a stranger? You may want to give this a try as research suggests it might actually help boost our happiness.

Expanding Our Perspective of Gift Giving

In some ways, the most important GIFT is not just what is given today, but rather what will build and support important family values for the future.
Technology

Watch Out Scammers - AI is Coming For You!

Scammers are out there and if you believe you won't fall for them you may be surprised. But there is some good news. Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to help protect us. Scammers - meet Daisy.
Relationships

When Was the Last Time You Made a Friend?

Having friends and the support they offer is vital to our overall health and wellbeing. But making friends later in life may take some extra effort.
Opinion

Sensitive Matters: Understanding and Accepting Our Sensitivity

The term "highly sensitive person" is used to describe individuals who deeply absorb and process their surroundings, often leading to heightened emotional responses and an acute sensitivity. This is often perceived as being a bad thing, is it actually a strength?
Life

Aging in the Right Place: The Need for a Room With a View

Often, when we think of what is needed to age in place successfully, we focus on making the interiors of our homes safer and more comfortable. But what is outside our windows is also important.