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The essential guide for couples to create a happy, healthy, and successful retirement! Retirement can be the best time of your life, but for couples, there's far more to it than cashing in on your 401(k). The most important asset you have during retirement is each other, yet many couples aren't sure where to begin to prepare for retired life or what to consider as they do. The Couple's Retirement Puzzle reveals ten key conversations couples should tackle before retirement to ensure a rewarding second half of life together, including: • Do we have enough money to support the lifestyle we want? • Should we retire simultaneously or separately? • Do we stay put or explore new frontiers? • What's the best way to stay healthy and fit after fifty? • How do we meet new friends and create new interests outside of work? • How will we balance time together and time apart? • And more! Filled with smart practical advice, engaging anecdotes, and helpful exercises,The Couple's Retirement Puzzle will guide you and your partner to a fulfilling retirement you can enjoy and celebrate together.
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Dorian (aka Dori) Mintzer, M.S.W., Ph.D., Board Certified Coach, is a retirement transition expert, an experienced therapist and coach and a sought after speaker, workshop facilitator and writer. She received her B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, her M.S.W. from the University of Pittsburgh, and her Ph.D. from Smith College. She's co-author of The Couple's Retirement Puzzle and a contributor to 70 Things when you Turn 70, Live Smart After 50!, 65 Things to do When you Retire, The 6 Secrets to a Happy Retirement, 65 Things to do when you Retire: Travel, Remarkable and Real and Making Marriage a Success.She has appeared in the WSJ, NYTimes, USAToday, Washington Post, ABC Evening News, CNN, NPR and a number of other articles, blogs and radio shows. She's the founder of two virtual communities for professionals and the public. She combines her interest in adult development, holistic life planning and positive psychology with her clinical and personal experiences as she works with helping people navigate the second half of life. She has found that individuals and couples do best during their retirement transition years when they create a life that provides connection, engagement and purpose and meaning.
