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Welcome to our Blog! Here you will find a selection of handpicked articles and original posts that can help you think about how you want to plan your retirement. You can use the filters below to switch between original 'Posts' and 'Articles' from various categories about all things retirement!

4 Best Long-Term Investments

4 Best Long-Term Investments

4 Best Long-Term Investments

Warning: no hot tips here! However, there is a some good information and comparisons between types of investments which many experienced...

Dec 22, 20221 min read

Forget Machu Picchu: This Incan Site was Three Times Larger

Forget Machu Picchu: This Incan Site was Three Times Larger

Forget Machu Picchu: This Incan Site was Three Times Larger

This is a more adventurous trip to the more remote site of Choquequirao. While it may not be a trip for everyone, it would be...

Dec 22, 20221 min read

Best Advice for Starting a Business After 50

Best Advice for Starting a Business After 50

Best Advice for Starting a Business After 50

Great article from nextavenue about starting a business when you are older and a number of advantages that you have. For many near or...

Dec 22, 20221 min read

When is the Healthiest Time to Retire

When is the Healthiest Time to Retire

When is the Healthiest Time to Retire

Another article with references to a number of scientific studies on the healthiest ages to retire and some causal links, particularly to...

Dec 22, 20221 min read

Live or Retire in Latin America

Live or Retire in Latin America

Live or Retire in Latin America

This is from a commercial website, Live and Invest Overseas. I liked the overview of the different options which provides enough...

Dec 21, 20221 min read

Exercise is an anti-cancer drug, even for late-stage patients

Exercise is an anti-cancer drug, even for late-stage patients

Exercise is an anti-cancer drug, even for late-stage patients

This article, quoting some Australian studies, underlines the health benefits, preventative as well, of a regular exercise routine for us...

Dec 21, 20221 min read

How to Financially Coexist with Boomerang Kids

How to Financially Coexist with Boomerang Kids

How to Financially Coexist with Boomerang Kids

There are a variety of reasons kids return home to live with their parents, many are legitimate, and often welcome. However, all parents...

Dec 21, 20221 min read

3 Benefits of Being a Cat Person

3 Benefits of Being a Cat Person

3 Benefits of Being a Cat Person

While I am not a cat-lover specifically, I am an animal-lover, and I think the benefits of having a companion that suits your personality...

Dec 21, 20221 min read

10 Stunning Things to See in Patagonia

10 Stunning Things to See in Patagonia

10 Stunning Things to See in Patagonia

For anyone who has dreamed of seeing South America at its best and most beautiful, Patagonia, shared between Argentina and Chile has...

Dec 21, 20221 min read

4 Steps to Take if You Lose Your Job Near Retirement

4 Steps to Take if You Lose Your Job Near Retirement

4 Steps to Take if You Lose Your Job Near Retirement

There are a few truly bracing studies out on the high percentage of workers, at all levels, who are terminated within ten years of...

Dec 21, 20221 min read

...Bust Your Clutter For Good!

...Bust Your Clutter For Good!

...Bust Your Clutter For Good!

One of the realities are getting older is acquiring a lifetime of possessions. Some are useful and necessary and some become baggage that...

Dec 21, 20221 min read

The 8 best places to snorkel in the Caribbean

The 8 best places to snorkel in the Caribbean

The 8 best places to snorkel in the Caribbean

For everyone that loves to be in, or by, the ocean, Lonely Planet lists some great destinations for looking under the sea close-by to...

Dec 20, 20221 min read

The Kungsleden (King's Trail): Sweden

The Kungsleden (King's Trail): Sweden

The Kungsleden (King's Trail): Sweden

This trail hike is on my personal bucket list but because of the beauty, opportunity to include other Swedish sites on the trip as well...

Dec 20, 20221 min read

Pros and Cons of Buying a House After Age 60

Pros and Cons of Buying a House After Age 60

Pros and Cons of Buying a House After Age 60

Having been socialized to be a homeowner but having had parents who downsized with a purchase, then another, and another as their needs...

Dec 20, 20221 min read

Are You an Optimist? Could You Learn to Be? Your Health May Depend on It

Are You an Optimist? Could You Learn to Be? Your Health May Depend on It

Are You an Optimist? Could You Learn to Be? Your Health May Depend on It

A bit of "power of positive thinking" backed up by some Harvard research and some anecdotal first-hand accounts. - RetirementGoat

Dec 20, 20221 min read

What are dividends? How they work and key terms you need to know before investing

What are dividends? How they work and key terms you need to know before investing

What are dividends? How they work and key terms you need to know before investing

Good article that serves as "Dividends 101". Often blue-chip dividend stocks are a key component of the equities portion of retirement...

Dec 20, 20221 min read

..One Secret That Saved Us in Retirement

..One Secret That Saved Us in Retirement

..One Secret That Saved Us in Retirement

Easy read about being flexible and "fluid'. The site, Your Tango, is a great super-site resource for wellness-oriented information. -...

Dec 20, 20221 min read

The Perfect 7-Day Ireland Itinerary

The Perfect 7-Day Ireland Itinerary

The Perfect 7-Day Ireland Itinerary

Really good article on a visit to Ireland, one of my favorite countries to visit. - RetirementGoat

Dec 19, 20221 min read

Which has more impact - diet or exercise?

Which has more impact - diet or exercise?

Which has more impact - diet or exercise?

Not really spoiler alert: both are better and likely necessary to long-term good health. - RetirementGoat

Dec 19, 20221 min read

Millionaires Are Worried About Having Enough Money For Retirement

Millionaires Are Worried About Having Enough Money For Retirement

Millionaires Are Worried About Having Enough Money For Retirement

At first this sounds jarring, but on reflection and given the income generated off one million dollars vs the income required for life in...

Dec 19, 20221 min read

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