Posts by Rick Atkinson
How to Keep Healthy & Active
Many people contemplating retirement believe it is a time to throw your cares away, just relax and smell the roses. True, retirement is a time when you focus more on yourself and it’s a time when work priorities change. However, learning how to keep healthy should be part of every person’s journey into retirement. Being…
Read MoreHelping Employees Prepare for Retirement – a Win/Win Approach
Many people are retiring earlier, whether by choice, through organizational restructurings or downsizing, or unexpected personal events such as failing health. Fear, panic, and discomfort are common emotions experienced when preparing to retire. There are a things that a supervisor, manager, or human resource professional can do to assist employees to prepare for life after…
Read MoreRetiring is NOT a Walk in the Park!
So you’re thinking about retirement. Ah, freedom at last! You’re no longer working. You’re no longer commuting. For the first time in a long time, you’re really enjoying life. Finally, you are retired! But retiring is not only about giving up your job and relaxing. It’s entering one of the most exciting and challenging stages…
Read MoreReverse Mortgage: Is It For You?
In today’s world, we’re being bombarded with ads promoting reverse mortgages. However, few people understand how reverse mortgages work. This is my understanding: With a reverse mortgage, a homeowner takes out a loan based on the equity and market value of the home. Any current mortgage is paid off with the proceeds, and the bank…
Read MoreWhy Use a Fulfillment Coach for Retirement
Most of us retiring today will live another 15, 20, 30, or more years. Retirement could be the second-longest period of our life. Considering this fact, I have a question for you: ‘Will you create the best retirement you can, or will you let your retirement years just happen to you?’ In my research, I…
Read MoreNew Book: Life After Work: Live it, Love it!
I’m excited to announce the release of my new book, Life After Work: Live it, Love it! I ask the question: “Will you create the best retirement you can, or will you let your retirement years just happen to you?” Life After Work: Live It, Love it! provides you a pathway to a happy, fulfilling,…
Read MoreJournaling – A Secret to Achieving Retirement Success!
We live in a fast-paced world with tremendous convenience and we love to get things done quickly. We rush around, moving from one project to the next with little or no time to think about what we have done and how we did it. However, if we are to be successful in our retirement life,…
Read MoreNaming an Executor
When preparing your will, and as part of your estate planning, give special consideration to naming an executor. The executor acts as your estate’s legal representative. The executor role is complex, challenging, and often time consuming. For most executors, this is a once or twice in a lifetime role, with a steep learning curve and…
Read MoreMaking a Will / Accompanying Letter
You might be surprised how many people die each year without a will. There are numerous reasons for this major oversight including: those who cannot or will not think about death, those who believe talking about and creating a will may cause problems with their partner or family members, and those who don’t want to…
Read MorePets in Retirement
As you enter into retirement, your pet may be getting older with a life expectancy much shorter than your own. A common mistake made by retirees is immediately replacing “Muffin”, “Mittens”, or “Buster” without carefully evaluating the impact of the decision on their retirement plan. Consider a retiree who plans to travel, volunteer, and have…
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