Tag: #phasedretirement

  • Dan McDermott

    Phased Retirement: Tap the Historians

    And everyone in your life – including you – is a historian. In terms of thinking about and preparing for your eventual retirement it’s helpful to read and do research. It’s helpful to work with professionals to plan for your financial needs, insurance, etc. All of that is certainly prudent. But you have riches all around you that you can…

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    How Much is Enough?

    Today’s post originally appeared in the Humble Dollar blog:

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    Phased Retirement: Throwback Thursday

    I started writing about phased retirement over one year ago. One of my first posts was on LinkedIn and was titled, “Retire Slowly: Land the Plane.”  I hadn’t yet surveyed people – both informally and on platforms like LinkedIn – for what the best term to describe a gradual retirement might be.  ‘Phased Retirement’ was the eventual winner. That post…

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    Retirement is Not the Finish Line

    Many people dream about their retirement day.  During especially challenging weeks at work they may even start counting down the years, or months, or even the days. Others either don’t have a specific timeframe in mind, or can’t understand why someone would want to ‘check out’ and be idle when they have a vibrant career option that challenges them, leverages…

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    Prelude to Thanksgiving

    Today’s post is a slight departure from my typical focus on career, retirement, networking and related opportunities.  But I think you’ll agree that it’s somewhat connected. With pilgrims, turkeys, and pumpkin pie advertisements and images all around, I’ve been thinking about the Thanksgiving holiday. Since this is a US-based article, I’m pondering Thanksgiving on November 24th.  Our Canadian neighbors to…

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    Phased Retirement: Live Younger

    My alma mater, Saint John’s University, in Collegeville, MN was home to the winningest coach in college football history, John Gagliardi.  He retired at age 86 with a total of 489 wins over a career that lasted six decades.  The award for the outstanding football player in NCAA Division 3 – the equivalent of the Heisman Trophy – is the…