Benefits of Retirement Planning Programs

Retirement planning is not a new idea but most retirement programs focus on having enough money, not enough meaning. Truly comprehensive retirement planning requires both. In its simplest terms, meaning refers to having a sense of direction, purpose and motivation - a reason to get up each morning. A holistic approach to retirement planning would go beyond those retirement services that only speak to diversifying your portfolio. They should help you discover how to lead a "portfolio life" - one which balances leisure and work, lifelong learning and community service, time for travel and time for family.

For some, having a life coach or retirement planner in a one-on-one setting is beneficial. However, a retirement planning seminar that brings you together with others making a similar journey opens whole new worlds of possibilities. Each fellow seeker's search helps you learn more about yourself and helps you widen your horizons.

A unique retirement service is the University of North Carolina Asheville's Paths to Creative Retirement three-day, small group workshop held on the beautiful campus in the mountains of western North Carolina. The Wall Street Journal called the Paths program one of the best retirement services in the country and Kiplinger's Retirement Report sent its own editor to share in and write about her experience. Accolades for the Paths workshop identify the retirement planning process that combines important research on major changes in how people think about their next life chapter and the way this retirement program takes participants to new levels of self-understanding.

"I have tried several kinds of retirement services," said 57 year-old Mark Barnes of Indiana, "but participating in the Paths retirement program showed me there are many additional levels that have to be taken into consideration. Barnes listed concerns about how to create structure when work no longer determines your schedule, and how to find volunteer activities that provide both intellectual challenge and access to new friends.

Because today's retirement calls for a fresh map of life, you would benefit from planning your retirement in as deliberate and imaginative a way as possible. To do that, you need a type of retirement service that will help you to gather relevant information about possible post-retirement careers, ways to renew important relationships, and to challenge yourself about creative next steps. Here is an opportunity to let your imagination soar. Let the Paths to Creative Retirement program be your gateway to the future.

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