Talking Retirement

Chicago Tribune Begins Retirement Series: The Journey

The Chicago Tribune is searching for the new definition of retirement in a new series of article called The Journey, looking at retirement: preparing for it and living it. It’s a topic with which we are obviously sympathetic. (Hence, the web site you’re reading.) Here’s the goal they set out for the series:

In this column we will explore the issues facing readers as they plan for, and live in, retirement. We’ll pair top financial experts with readers who have specific retirement-planning questions. We’ll try out financial products and opportunities geared toward Boomers in the second half of life. We’ll discuss Americans’ savings patterns and offer strategies for both feathering the nest egg today and tapping it after retirement.

The initial article introduces us to Mary Jane Good, who, at 71, still isn’t ready for a traditional retirement and continues to work. Happily, she has a job she enjoys. That’s the new retirement, at least for her. We’ll keep an eye on this series as it develops. I wish them luck with it. Read the first article here.