The Retirement Maze: What You Should Know Before and After You Retire

Rob Pascale; Louis H. Primavera; Rip Roach

doi:10.5771/9781442216204

Summary

Millions of baby boomers are just beginning to retire, and in doing so many are likely to run into adjustment problems, such as loss of identity, deterioration of marriage and social life, and feelings of disconnectedness to the world. Studies have found that as many as 40% of retirees have difficulty adjusting, and even those who claim to enjoy retirement may experience some uneasiness as they adapt to a life lacking in structure and direction.

This book investigates the struggles faced by retirees in building a new life outside of the workforce. It provides an honest assessment of retirement, based on the not-always-acknowledged fact that it is a difficult transition with pitfalls and obstacles to be overcome.

But along with uncovering problems, the authors also propose solutions to enable both current and future retirees to be better prepared, allowing them to avoid being blind-sided by unexpected situations. By reading about the experiences of their peers, current and future retirees will come to understand that others share their difficulties adjusting, and that tactics are available to improve their comfort level in retirement as well as their overall well-being. Retirees and those planning for retirement will find in these pages what they need to make retirement successful and enjoyable.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2012
Copyright year: 2012
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4422-1618-1
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4422-1620-4
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 234
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. Acknowledgments No access
1. Chapter 1. Motivations and Objectives No access
2. Chapter 2. Why We Can Retire No access
3. Chapter 3. Why We Run into Problems No access
1. Chapter 4. How We Decide No access
2. Chapter 5. Preconceptions and Misconceptions No access
3. Chapter 6. The Devil’s in the Details No access
1. Chapter 7. Health and Wealth No access
2. Chapter 8. Retired and Working No access
3. Chapter 9. Taking Early Retirement No access
4. Chapter 10. Ladies, Gents, and Collar Colors No access
5. Chapter 11. How We Use Our Time No access
6. Chapter 12. Friends and Family No access
7. Chapter 13. Love and Marriage No access
8. Chapter 14. How We See Ourselves No access
9. Chapter 15. The Good and Bad in Each of Us No access
10. Chapter 16. Where to Go from Here No access
Notes No access Pages 207 - 216
Bibliography No access Pages 217 - 222
Index No access Pages 223 - 232
About the Authors No access Pages 233 - 234