Life After Full-time Work Blog

Learn about preparing for life after full-time work through posts from Don's upcoming book.

#70 Three Goals, Three Instruments

in Finance

This post looks at the main kinds of financial goals we have for retirement, and why each goal needs its own financial instrument.

# 69 With Two Extreme Philosophies, Either/Or Is A Bad Way To Frame The Choice

in Finance

This post expands on the notion of philosophies that embrace only the safety or only the growth end of the spectrum along which goals are placed.

#68 Safety And Growth As Investment Goals

in Finance

Here’s a clarification of the goals of safety and growth.

#67 Happiness Comes From Certainty About Not Outliving Your Assets

in Finance

What’s the relationship between happiness and money? When we understand that, we can understand what retirees say scares them the most.

#66 Risk: The Rubber Meets The Road

in Finance

I’ve talked a lot about risk, particularly the impact of uncertainty in investment returns, all the way through. Here I’ll gather together a lot of those thoughts, give them names, and set them out in a way that gives you a framework for the sequence in which you can make risk decisions.

#65 Happy Holidays, And All The Best For 2019!

A summary of the posts in the last quarter.

#64 Ever Thought About A Retirement Dry Run?

Here’s the story of a couple who actually did a “dry run” to test how their retirement might work. In this post we’ll explore the why and the how with them.

#63 Move Beyond The Workplace, Explore Life’s Journey

You’re not the first to embark on this stage of the journey. Learn from the experience of others.

#62 Conversations At DC West 2018 About Education For Life Two

Here are the reactions I remember, following my talk that made the case for education for Life Two.

#61 Readiness for Life After Full-Time Work

This is how I made the case for retirement education, at a recent conference.